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Erie Railroad Company, Petitioner, v. Edwin J. Hilt, Jr., an Infant, by his Next Friend, et al., 1918 — 246 U.S. 660 · caselaw · US
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Erie Railroad Company, Petitioner, v. Edwin J. Hilt, Jr., an Infant, by his Next Friend, et al.
246 U.S. 660·Supreme Court of the United States·1918
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Opinion
No. 846.
Erie Railroad Company, Petitioner, v. Edwin J. Hilt, Jr., an Infant, by his Next Friend, et al.
March 11, 1918.
Mr. George S. Hobart, Mr. F. D. Mo Kenney and Mr. Gilbert Collins for petitioner.
Mr. James J. Murphy and Mr. Raymond Dawson for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted.