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p. 540No. 381. Board of Liquidation, City Debt of New Orleans, et al. v. Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans et al. Motion to dismiss submitted September 10, 1935. Decided October 14, 1935.
Messrs. Francis P. Burns, Bertrand I. Cohn, James C. Henriques, and Henry B. Curtis for appellants.
Messrs. Huey P. Long and James Wilkinson for appellees.
The motion of the appellees to dismiss the appeal herein is granted, and the appeal is dismissed for the want of a substantial federal question which the appellants are entitled to raise. (1) Oshkosh Waterworks Co. v. Oshkosh, 187 U. S. 437 , 439; Von Hoffman v. Quincy, 4 Wall. 535 , 553-554; South Carolina v. Gaillard, 101 U. S. 433 , 437-438; Hill v. Merchants’ Ins. Co., 134 U. S. 515 , 527; Sturges v. Crowninshield, 4 Wheat. 122 , 200. (2) Columbus & Greenville Ry. v. Miller, 283 U. S. 96 , 99-100; Hooker v. Burr, 194 U. S. 415 , 418-419; Williams v. Eggleston, 170 U. S. 304 , 309.
Cases cited
- Oshkosh Waterworks Co. v. Oshkosh 187 U. S. 437 p. 540
- Von Hoffman v. City of Quincy 4 Wall. 535 p. 540
- South Carolina v. Gaillard 101 U. S. 433 p. 540
- Hill v. Merchants' Mutual Insurance 134 U. S. 515 p. 540
- Sturges v. Crowninshield 4 Wheat. 122 p. 540
- Columbus & Greenville Railway Co. v. Miller 283 U. S. 96 p. 540
- Hooker v. Burr 194 U. S. 415 p. 540
- Williams v. Eggleston 170 U. S. 304 p. 540