ARIZONA v. CALIFORNIA

No. ___, original.

298 U.S. 558 (1936)

ARIZONA v. CALIFORNIA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 25, 1936.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James R. Moore, with whom Mr. John L. Sullivan, Attorney General of Arizona, and Mr. Charles L. Strouss were on the brief, for plaintiff.

Mr. William W. Ray, with whom Mr. Paul P. Prosser, Attorney General of Colorado, Mr. Frank H. Patton, Attorney General of New Mexico, Mr. Joseph Chez, Attorney General of Utah, Mr. Ray E. Lee, Attorney General of Wyoming, and Messrs. Charles Roach, Shrader P. Howell, L. Ward Bannister, and Grover A. Giles were on the brief, for the defendant States of Colorado et al.

Mr. Phil D. Swing, with whom Mr. U.S. Webb, Attorney General of California, and Mr. Gray Mashburn, Attorney General of Nevada, were on the brief, for the defendant States of California et al.


MR. JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case arises upon the petition of the State of Arizona for leave to file in this Court her bill of complaint against the several states named as defendants and upon their returns to the order of this Court, directing them to show cause why the prayer of the petition should not be granted. The returns raise numerous objections to the sufficiency of the proposed bill of complaint, only two of which we find it...

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