Legal Opinion
Carter v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 9, 1950No. 23Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
338 U.S. 430 (1949)
CARTER
v.
ATLANTA & ST. ANDREWS BAY RAILWAY CO.
No. 23.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued October 14, 1949.
Decided December 19, 1949.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.
J. Kirkman Jackson argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.
B. D. Murphy argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was James N. Frazer.
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