Supreme Court of the United States, 1925

Murphy v. Sardell

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 19, 1925 · Brandeis

269 U.S. 530; 46 S. Ct. 22 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Mr. Earl Anderson, with whom Messrs. James P. Lavin and John W. Murphy were on the brief, for appellants., Messrs. Thomas G. Nairn and Challen B. Ellis, with whom Messrs. Louis Henry' Chalmers, Alexander Britton and Leslie C. Hardy were on the brief, for appellee.

Cases that cite this one

6 later published cases cite this decision.

Morehead v. New York Ex Rel. Tipaldo (Supreme Court of the United States 1936)
Kent Stores of New Jersey v. Wilentz (District Court, D. New Jersey 1936)
People Ex Rel. Tipaldo v. Morehead (N.Y. 1936)
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish (Supreme Court of the United States 1937)
State ex rel. Attorney General v. Fasekas (Wis. 1937)
Donham v. West-Nelson Manufacturing Co. (Supreme Court of the United States 1927)

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Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The judgment of the District Court is affirmed upon the. authority of Adkins v. Children’s Hospital, 261 U. S. 525. Mr. Justice Holmes requests that it be stated that his concurrence is solely upon the ground that he regards himself bound by the decision in Adkins v. Children’s Hospital.

Mr. Justice Brandeis dissents.

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