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William Baird, Plaintiff in Error, v. Allen P. Howison et al., 1911 — 223 U.S. 712 · caselaw · US
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William Baird, Plaintiff in Error, v. Allen P. Howison et al.
223 U.S. 712·Supreme Court of the United States·1911
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Opinion
No. 148.
William Baird, Plaintiff in Error, v. Allen P. Howison et al.
In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Alabama.
Motion to dismiss submitted December 4, 1911.
Decided December 11, 1911.
Mr. Alexander M. Garber for the plaintiff in error. Mr. John P. Tillman for the defendant in error.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. Dewey v. Des Moines, 173 U. S. 193, 198, and cases cited; Haire v. Rice, 204 U. S. 291, 301; Thomas v. Iowa, 209 U. S. 258; Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. Texas, 212 U. S. 112, 118; Goodrich v. Ferris, 214 U. S. 71, 79.