Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Brian v. California Welfare Rights Organization

Brian v. Cal. Welfare Rts. Org., 419 U.S. 1022 (1974)

Type: Opinion
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 1974-11-18
Topic: general

How later courts describe this case

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where the lessee was entitled to have terms of an oil and gas lease issued by the state extended for that period during which the state oil and gas board refused to issue a drilling permit
the dissent and majority agree on this point
interpreting 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)

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Sup. Ct. Cal. Certiorari denied.