Legal Opinion
Wilentz v. Sovereign Camp, Woodman of the World
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 17, 1939No. 448PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
The question is whether we have jurisdiction to consider the merits of this appeal taken under § 266 of the Judicial Code directly to this Court from the decree of a district court of three judges.
Appellee brought the present suit in equity in the District Court for the District of New Jersey, praying a declaratory decree against the validity of certain provisions of the New Jersey Municipal Finance Commission Act, c. 340, New Jersey Laws of 1931, as amended, and an injunction restraining state and municipal officers from acting pursuant- to the Commission Act; on the ground that it impairs…
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