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p. 705No. 691. C. M. Patten & Co. et al. v. United States. May 8, 1933.
Mr. Frank P. Doherty for petitioners. Solicitor General Thacher for the United States.
The petition for writ of certiorari in this case is granted. The decree of the Circuit Court of Appeals is reversed and the cause is remanded to the District Court with directions to vacate its decree and to dismiss the proceeding upon the ground that the cause is moot. Brownlow v. Schwartz, 261 U.S. 216 ; Alejandrino v. Quezon, 271 U.S. 528 , 535, 536; U.S. ex rel. Norwegian Nitrogen Products Co. v. Tariff Commission, 274 U.S. 106 , 112; Railroad Commission of Texas v. MacMillan, 287 U.S. 576 .
Cases cited
- Brownlow v. Schwartz 261 U.S. 216 p. 705
- Alejandrino v. Quezon 271 U.S. 528 at 536 p. 705
- United States ex rel. Norwegian Nitrogen Products Co. v. United States Tariff Commission 274 U.S. 106 p. 705
- 287 U.S. 576 287 U.S. 576 p. 705