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Hoy v. Lane

255 U.S. 566 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1921-03-28 Docket No. 212; No. 213 English

Delivered by Per Curiam.

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p. 566
No. 212.
No. 213.
Frank M. Hoy v. Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior; and United States ex rel. Edmund O. Wattis v. Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior.

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Appeal from and error to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.
Submitted March 17, 1921.
Decided March 28, 1921.
Mr. Harry A. Hegarty for appellant and plaintiff in error. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Garnett and Mr. H. L. Underwood for appellee and defendant in error.

Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of: (1) United States v. Boutwell, 17 Wall. 604 , 607; Pullman Co. v. Knott, 243 U. S. 447 , 449; Shaffer v. Howard, 249 U. S. 200 , 201. (2) Act of February 8, 1899, c. 121, 30 Stat. 822 ; LeCrone v. McAdoo, 253 U. S. 217 , 219.

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