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Westling v. United States

288 U.S. 590 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1933-02-20 Docket No. 583 English

Delivered by Per Curiam:

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p. 590
No. 583.
Westling v. United States.
Jurisdictional statement submitted February 11, 1933.
Decided

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

p. 591
February 20, 1933.

Mr. Henry C. Carlson for appellant. No appearance for the United States.

The appeal herein is dismissed for the want of jurisdiction, it appearing that the Circuit Court of Appeals, in determining this case, did not decide against the validity of a statute of a State upon the ground of its being repugnant to the constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States. Section 240 (b) Judicial Code as amended by the Act of February 13, 1925 ( 43 Stat. 936 , 939). Public Service Commission v. Batesville Telephone Co., 284 U. S. 6 ; Baxter v. Continental Casualty Co., 284 U. S. 578 ; Bradford Electric Light Co. v. Clapper, 284 U. S. 221 , 224, 225.

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