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ST. LOUIS & S.F.R.R. v. SPILLER

No. 577.

274 U.S. 304 (1927)

ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL. v. SPILLER ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frederick H. Wood, with whom Messrs. Edward T. Miller, Alexander P. Stewart, and Robert T. Swaine were on the briefs, for petitioners.

Messrs. Walter H. Saunders and David A. Murphy, with whom Messrs. S.H. Cowan and John S. Leahy were on the brief, for respondents.

Messrs. Edward J. White and Thomas T. Railey filed a brief as amici curiae, by special leave of Court, on behalf of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.

Messrs. North T. Gentry, Attorney General of Missouri, and Lee B. Ewing filed a brief as amici curiae, by special leave of Court, on behalf of the State of Missouri.

Mr. Clifford B. Allen filed a brief as amicus curiae, by special leave of Court.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1913, the federal court for eastern Missouri appointed receivers for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad. In 1916, the system was sold on foreclosure, was purchased for the Reorganization Committee and was conveyed to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, which has operated it since. In 1920, Spiller recovered in the federal court for western Missouri...

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