Leonard v. Maxwell

Decided November 13, 1939.

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1939-11-13

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Relies on Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co. · American Sugar Refining Co. v. Louisiana · New York Rapid Transit Corporation v. City of New York Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corporation

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Decided 1939-11-13

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Cited by 20 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently November 2002

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¶1Mr. J. M. Wells, Jr. for appellant. Mr. Harry McMullan for appellee.

¶2Per Curiam:

¶3The motion for leave to file a statement as to jurisdiction is granted. The motion to dismiss is also granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. (1) American Sugar Refining Co. v. Louisiana, 179 U. S. 89, 93-95; Carmichael v. Southern Coal Co., 301 U. S. 495, 509-510; Rapid Transit Corp. v. New York, 303 U. S. 573, 578-581. (2) Smiley v. Kansas, 196 U. S. 447, 457; Darnell v. Indiana, 226 U. S. 390, 398.