General
Aetna Insurance Co. v. Illinois Central R. Co.
302 U.S. 652·Supreme Court of the United States·1937
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Opinion
No. 40.
Aetna Insurance Co. v. Illinois Central R. Co.
Argued November 18, 1937.
Decided November 22, 1937.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Certiorari, 301 U. S. 679, to the Supreme Court of Illinois.
Per Curiam:
After hearing argument the Court is of the opinion that the decision of the state court rests upon a non-federal ground adequate to support it. Hen derson. Bridge Co. v. Henderson City, 141 U. S. 679, 688; Enterprise Irrig. District v. Canal Co., 243 U. S. 157, 164; McCoy v. Shaw, 277 U. S. 302, 303; Fox Film Corp. v. Muller, 296 U. S. 207, 210. The writ of certiorari is dismissed.
Mr. Melvin L. Griffith, with whom Mr. George M. Stevens was on the brief, for petitioner. Messrs. John W. Freels, Edward C. Craig, and Charles A. Helsell were on the brief for respondent.