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City of Atlanta v. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, 1939 — 308 U.S. 517 · caselaw · US
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City of Atlanta v. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior
308 U.S. 517·Supreme Court of the United States·1939
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Opinion
No. 32.
City of Atlanta v. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior.
Argued November 7, 1939.
Decided November 13, 1939.
Mr. J. C. Murphy, with whom Messrs. John A. Mclntire and Chañes S. Rhyne were on the.brief, for appellant. Solicitor General Jackson, Assistant Attorney General Arnold, and Messrs. Robert L. Stern, Warner W. Gardner, and Abe Fortas were on a brief for appellee.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The judgment is affirmed on the ground that the appellant has no standing to maintain the suit. Tennessee Power Co. v. Tennessee Valley Authority, 306 U. S. 118, 142; Alabama Power Co. v. Ickes, 302 U. S. 464,-478-479; Sprunt & Son v. United States, 281 U. S. 249, 255-256; Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Haworth, 300 U. S. 227, 240-241.