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p. 519No. 561. Hammond et al. v. Burbank et al. Jurisdictional statement distributed December 26, 1936. Decided January 4, 1937.
The motion of the appellees to dismiss the appeal is granted, and the appeal is dismissed (1) for the reason that the judgment sought here to be reviewed is based upon a non-federal ground adequate to support it, Henderson Bridge Co. v. Henderson City, 141 U. S. 679 , 688, 689; McCoy v. Shaw, 277 U. S. 302 , 303; Fox Film Corp. v. Muller, 296 U. S. 207 , 209, 210; (2) in so far as a federal question is sought to be presented, for the want of a substantial federal question, Seattle & Renton Ry. v. Linhoff, 231 U. S. 568 ,
p. 520
570; Enterprise Irrigation Dist. v. Canal Co., 243 U. S. 157 , 165, 166; Hebert v. Louisiana, 272 U. S. 312 , 316, 317; Ham v. Equitable Life Assurance Society, ante, p. 505.
Mr. E. C. Pyle for appellants.
Mr. Leon Thomas David for appellees.
Cases cited
- Henderson Bridge Co. v. Henderson City 141 U. S. 679 at 689 p. 519
- McCoy v. Shaw 277 U. S. 302 p. 519
- Fox Film Corp. v. Muller 296 U. S. 207 at 210 p. 519
- Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Co. v. Washington ex rel. Linhoff 231 U. S. 568 p. 519
- Enterprise Irrigation District v. Farmers Mutual Canal Co. 243 U. S. 157 at 166 p. 520
- Hebert v. Louisiana 272 U. S. 312 at 317 p. 520