Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Gray v. Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad

400 U.S. 1001

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1971-01-11
Topic
general

dismissing a § 2 claim challenging an exclusive lease between the Detroit & Canada Tunnel Corporation and a company selling duty-free liquor | “special danger” in permitting state governments to shield their own agents with a state-defined privilege | “[u]nder the Donovan holding, the [defendant] may ... refuse to lease to [plaintiff] space on [its] premises” | privilege for records of Mississippi State Employment Service must yield to federal litigation involving claim of racial discrimination | employment discrimination class action, discovery order appealable other than under 28 U.S.C. § 1292 where governmental interest asserted and government not a party | discovery order appealable when governmental privilege asserted and government not party to suit | exclusive leasing of facilities on toll bridge in tax free zone | discovery order appealable when governmental privilege asserted and government not party to suit

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Douglas are of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.