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Jones, Governor, ex rel. Louisiana et al. v. Bowles, Price Administrator, 1944 — 322 U.S. 707 · caselaw · US
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Jones, Governor, ex rel. Louisiana et al. v. Bowles, Price Administrator
322 U.S. 707·Supreme Court of the United States·1944
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Opinion
No. —, original.
Jones, Governor, ex rel. Louisiana et al. v. Bowles, Price Administrator.
May 1, 1944.
[MAJORITY]
The motion for leave to file the complaint is denied for want of jurisdiction of this Court to entertain it under Article III, § 2, of the Constitution. Cf. (1) Massachusetts v. Mellon, 262 U. S. 447, 485-86; Florida v. Mellon, 273 U. S. 12, 18; (2) New Hampshire v. Louisiana, 108 U. S. 76; Oklahoma v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co., 220 U. S. 277; Oklahoma ex rel. Johnson v. Cook, 304 U. S. 387. Mr. Vernon B. Lowrey for complainants.
Decisions on applications for certiorari, post, pp. 718, 726; rehearing, post, p. 766; cases disposed of without consideration by the Court, post, p. 766.