Supreme Court of the United States, 1940

Southern Service Co. v. County of Los Angeles

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 6, 1940

310 U.S. 610; 60 S. Ct. 979 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Messrs. W. Sumner Holbrook, Jr., Karl D. Loos, and Preston B. Kavanagh for appellant., Mr. W. B. McKesson for the County of Los Angeles; and Messrs. Ray L. Chesébm and Leon Thomas David for the City of Los Angeles, appellees.

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

Reynolds v. City & County of San Francisco (Cal. Ct. App. 1975)
Trust Co. Of Chicago v. Pennsylvania R. Co (7th Cir. 1950)

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Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam:

The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for the want of a substantial federal question. (1) Graham & Foster v. Goodcell, 282 U. S. 409, 429-430; Eitel v. Toman, 308 U. S. 505; Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Toman, 308 U. S. 505. (2) Ohio Oil Co. v. Conway, 281 U. S. 146, 159; Railroad Co. v. Commissioners, 98 U. S. 541, 543-544; Chesebrough v. United States, 192 U. S. 253, 259-260.

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