Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Pacific Lighting Corp. v. Mgw, Inc

Pac. Lighting Corp. v. Mgw, Inc, 510 U.S. 964 (1993)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1993-11-08
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

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Cited by
44 opinions

510 U.S. 964

Pacific Lighting Corp. et al.
v.
MGW, Inc.

No. 93-426.

Supreme Court of United States.

November 8, 1993.

1

Appeal from the Sup. Ct. Cal.

2

Certiorari denied.