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Corcoran v. City of Chicago, 1940 — 311 U.S. 610 · caselaw · US
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Corcoran v. City of Chicago
311 U.S. 610·Supreme Court of the United States·1940
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Opinion
No. 326.
Corcoran v. City of Chicago.
October 14, 1940.
Mr. Charles■ C. Spencer for appellant. Messrs. Barnet Hodes and J. Herzl Segal for appellee.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a properly presented substantial federal question. (1) Cleveland & Pittsburgh R. Co. v. Cleveland, 235 U. S. 50, 53; Hiawassee Power Co. v. Carolina-Tenn. Co., 252 U. S. 341, 344; White River Co. v. Arkansas, 279 U. S. 692, 700. (2) Escanaba & Lake Michigan Co. v. Chicago, 107 U. S. 678, 688-689; Permoli v. First Municipality, 3 How. 589, 610; Cincinnati v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co., 223 U. S. 390, 401. (3) Pearson v. Yewdall, 95 U. S. 294, 296; Minneapolis & St. Louis R. Co. v. Bombolis, 241 U. S. 211, 217.