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Ashland Coal & Ice Co., Inc. et al. v. United States et al., 1945 — 325 U.S. 840 · caselaw · US
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Ashland Coal & Ice Co., Inc. et al. v. United States et al.
325 U.S. 840·Supreme Court of the United States·1945
Dissenting: Mr. Justice Black and Mb. Justice Douglas.
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Opinion
No. 1287.
Ashland Coal & Ice Co., Inc. et al. v. United States et al.
June 18, 1945.
Messrs. Walter M. Evans and Harry C. Ames for appellants.
Solicitor General Fahy and Mr. Daniel W. Kncmlton for the United States et al., and Messrs. Frank W. Gwathmey, Horace L. Walker, D. Lynch Younger, Charles Clark and John C. Donnally for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. et al., appellees.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The motions to affirm are granted and the judgment is affirmed. Standard Oil Co. v. United States, 283 U. S. 235, 240-41; George Allison & Co. v. United States, 296 U. S. 546.
Dissenting: Mr. Justice Black and Mb. Justice Douglas.