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Coates v. District of Columbia

239 U.S. 636 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1916-01-17 Docket No. 156 English

Delivered by Per Curiam.

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p. 636
No. 156.
Leonard R. Coates, Plaintiff in Error, v. The District of Columbia.

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In error to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.
Argued January 7, 10, 1916.
Decided January 17, 1916.
Mr. Francis P. B. Sands for the plaintiff in error.
Mr. R. L. Williams (by special leave) and Mr. Conrad H. Syme for the defendant in error.

Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of American Security & Trust Co. v. District of Columbia, 224 U. S. 491 ; District of Columbia v. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington R. R., 232 U. S. 716 ; Washington & Mt. Vernon Ry. v. Downey, 236 U. S. 190 .

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