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p. 818No. 74. Lun et al. v. Bond et al. Argued March 5, 1929. Decided March 11, 1929.
Messrs. James M. Flowers, Earl Brewer, and Edward C. Brewer submitted for plaintiffs in error.
Mr. James A. Lauderdale, with whom Messrs. Rush H. Knox, Attorney General of Mississippi, and Mr. E. C. Sharp were on the brief, for defendants in error.
The judgment is reversed, with directions to the Circuit Court of Coahoma County, Miss., to dismiss the petition for mandamus without costs, because the controversy involved has become moot. Atherton Mills v. Johnston, 259 U. S. 13 ; Brownlow v. Schwartz, 261 U. S. 216 ; Alejandrino v. Quezon, 271 U. S. 528 , 535; Norwegian Co. v. Tariff Commission, 274 U. S. 106 , 112.
Cases cited
- Atherton Mills v. Johnston 259 U. S. 13 p. 818
- Brownlow v. Schwartz 261 U. S. 216 p. 818
- Alejandrino v. Quezon 271 U. S. 528 p. 818
- United States ex rel. Norwegian Nitrogen Products Co. v. United States Tariff Commission 274 U. S. 106 p. 818