Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Torres v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.

Torres v. Ill. Bell Tel. Co., 500 U.S. 938 (1991)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-05-20
Topic
general

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C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied. Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.