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p. 658No. 39. Woodring, Secretary of War, et al. v. Clarksburg-Columbus Short Route Bridge Co. Decided December 20, 1937.
Solicitor General Reed, Assistant Attorney General Whitaker, and Messrs. J. Frank Staley and Paul A. Sweeney for petitioners. Mr. George D. Horning, Jr., for respondent.
Certiorari, 301 U. S. 679 , to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
The motion of the petitioners to reverse the judgment and remand the cause to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, with instructions to dismiss the bill, is granted, and the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the cause remanded to the District Court with instructions to dismiss the bill of complaint upon the ground that the cause is moot. Brownlow v. Schwartz, 261 U. S. 216 , 217, 218; Alejandrino v. Quezon, 271 U. S. 528 , 535, 536; Bracken v. Securities & Exchange Comm’n, 299 U. S. 504 .
Cases cited
- Smyth v. United States 301 U. S. 679 p. 658
- Brownlow v. Schwartz 261 U. S. 216 at 218 p. 658
- Alejandrino v. Quezon 271 U. S. 528 at 536 p. 658
- 299 U. S. 504 299 U. S. 504 p. 658