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Graves et al. v. Elliott et al., 1938 — 305 U.S. 667 · caselaw · US
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Graves et al. v. Elliott et al.
305 U.S. 667·Supreme Court of the United States·1938
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Opinion
No. 372,
October Term 1937.
Graves et al. v. Elliott et al.
November 14, 1938.
Messrs. Henry Epstein and Mortimer M. Kassell for petitioners.
Messrs. Walter H. Merritt and Frederick C. Bangs for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
The petition for rehearing is granted. The order denying certiorari, 302 U. S. 731, is vacated and the petition for writ of certiorari to the Surrogates’ Court of the County of New York, State of New York, is granted.