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HOFFMAN v. FORAKER

No. 225.

274 U.S. 21 (1927)

HOFFMAN, JUDGE v. MISSOURI EX REL. FORAKER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 11, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Roy W. Rucker, with whom Messrs. Edward J. White and James F. Green were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Messrs. L.D. Mitchell and Paul Barnett were on the brief for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of Missouri, which had granted, in an original proceeding, a peremptory writ of mandamus. 309 Mo. 625. Its judgment directed the judge of an inferior court to set aside a judgment dismissing an action and ordered him to entertain jurisdiction. That action had been brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act by a citizen...

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