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Pierce v. Obion Co. ex rel. Mercantile Trust Co.

275 U.S. 509 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1927-12-12 Docket No. 145 English

Delivered by Per. Curiam.

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p. 509
No. 145.
Walter W. Pierce et al. v. Obion Company for use, etc., and Mercantile Trust Company.

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Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee.
Argued December 9, 1927.
Decided December 12, 1927.
Mr. Thos. H. Malone, with whom Mr. Wm. H. Swiggart was on the brief, for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Charles C. Allen, Jr., with whom Mr. S. A. Mitchell was on the brief, for defendants in error.

Dismissed for want of a substantial Federal question on the authority of Shulthis v. McDougal, 225 U. S. 561 , 569; Hull v. Burr, 234 U. S. 712 , 720; Norton v. Whiteside, 239 U. S. 144 , 147.

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