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Sears v. Inhabitants of Nahant

248 U.S. 543 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1918-12-23 Docket No. 61 English

Delivered by Per Curiam.

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p. 543
No. 61.
Frederick R. Sears et al. v. Inhabitants of the Town of Nahant, etc.

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Error to the Superior Court of the State of Massáchusetts.
Argued December 16, 1918.
Decided December 23, 1918.
Mr. Burton E. Eames for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Robert G. Dodge, with whom Mr. Arthur D, Hill and Mr. Richard H. •Wiswall were on the brief, for defendant in error. '

Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) McCain, v. Des Moines, 174 U. S. 168 , 181; Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Ann Arbor R. R. Co., 178 U. S. 239 , 243; Hull v. Burr, 234 U. S. 712 , 720; Norton v. Whiteside, 239 U. S. 144 , 147. (2) Farrell v. O’Brien, 199 U. S. 89 , 100; Empire State-Idaho Mining. Co. v. Hanley, 205 U. S. 225 , 232; Goodrich v. Ferris, 214 U. S. 71 , 79; Brolan v. United States, 236 U. S. 216 . (3) Consolidated Turnpike Co. v. Norfolk &c. Ry. Co., 228 U. S. 596 , 599; Cuyahoga River Power Co. v. Northern Realty Co., 244 U. S. 300 , 304; Bilby v. Stewart, 246 U. S. 255 , 257.

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