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State of Washington v. Inland Empire Refineries, Inc., et al., 1940 — 311 U.S. 713 · caselaw · US
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State of Washington v. Inland Empire Refineries, Inc., et al.
311 U.S. 713·Supreme Court of the United States·1940
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Opinion
No. 483.
State of Washington v. Inland Empire Refineries, Inc., et al.
December 23, 1940.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Washington deniéd for the reason that the judgment of the court below rests upon a non-federal ground adequate to support it. Lynch v. New York, 293 U. S. 52; New York City v. Central Savings Bank, 306 U. S. 661.
Messrs. Smith Troy, Attorney General, and John E. Belcher, Assistant Attorney General, for petitioner. Messrs. F. G. Dorety, Thomas Balmer, and Edwin C. Matthias for Great Northern Railway Co.-, respondent.