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Houston et al., Trustees, et al. v. Swinford, U. S. District Judge, et al.; Kohn et al. v. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit et al.; and Kohn et al. v. Swinford, U. S. District Judge, et al., 1940 — 311 U.S. 699 · caselaw · US
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Houston et al., Trustees, et al. v. Swinford, U. S. District Judge, et al.; Kohn et al. v. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit et al.; and Kohn et al. v. Swinford, U. S. District Judge, et al.
311 U.S. 699·Supreme Court of the United States·1940
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Opinion
No. 331.
Houston et al., Trustees, et al. v. Swinford, U. S. District Judge, et al.; Kohn et al. v. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit et al.; and Kohn et al. v. Swinford, U. S. District Judge, et al.
No. 332.
No. 333.
November 12, 1940.
Mr. Harvey H. Smith for George S. Houston et al., and Mr. Frank M. Daüey for Central Distributing Co., petitioners.
[MAJORITY]
Petitions for writs of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit- denied.