Hallanan v. United Fuel Gas Co. — 261 U.S. 398

Majority — Taft C.J.

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HALLANAN, STATE TAX COMMISSIONER, ET AL. v. UNITED FUEL GAS COMPANY.

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ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI AND IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF. APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WEST ' VIRGINIA. . ' ■ '

Nos. 570 and 886.

Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted March 12, 1923.

Decided April 9, 1923.

Decided on the authority of Hallanan v. Eureka Pipe Line Co., ante, 393.

Petition for certiorari (No. 570) denied.

Writ of error (No. 886) dismissed..

Writ of error and petition for certiorari to review a judgment, of the Supreme Court of Appeals of-West Vir-. ginia, entered after the reversal of the same case by this Court in United Fuel Gas Co. v. Hallanan, 257 U. S. 277 .

Mr.'Edward T. England, Attorney General of the State'1 of West Virginia, Mr. 8. B. Avis, Mr. Fred 0. Blue and Mr. Wrh. Gordon Mathews for petitioners -and .plaintiffs in error. "

. Mr. Malcolm Jackson and Mr. R. G. Altizef- for respondent and defendant in error.

delivered the opinion of the Court.

. This is a case like that of Hallanan v. Eureka Pipe Line Co., just decided, ante, 393, involving the question

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whether the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia-has complied with the mandate of this Court issued on a judgment entered in the case of United Fuel Gas Co. v. Hallanan, decided December 12, 1921, 257 U. S. 277 . It is in all respects similar to that in Eureka Pipe Line Co. Case and requires the same judgment.

The petition for the writ of certiorari is denied and' the writ of error is dismissed.

Cases cited

United Fuel Gas Co. v. Hallanan 257 U. S. 277 SCOTUS 1921-12-12 p. 398, p. 399