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Great Northern Railway Co. v. United States et al., 1959 — 361 U.S. 860 · caselaw · US
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Great Northern Railway Co. v. United States et al.
361 U.S. 860·Supreme Court of the United States·1959
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Opinion
No. 297.
Great Northern Railway Co. v. United States et al.
Louis E. Torinus, Jr. and Anthony Kane for appellant. Solicitor General Rankin, Acting Assistant Attorney General Bicks, Richard A. Solomon, John H. D. Wigger, Robert W. Ginnane and Francis A. Silver for the United States et al., and Samuel J. Wettrick for Centennial Mills, Inc., appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Probable jurisdiction noted.