Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Feeney

493 U.S. 932

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1989-10-30
Topic
general

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Citator

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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari granted. Reported below: 873 F. 2d 628 (first case); 873 F. 2d 633 (second case).