ICKES v. FOX ET AL.

No. 266.

300 U.S. 82 (1937)

ICKES, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. FOX ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 1, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Blair, with whom Solicitor General Reed and Messrs. D.B. Hempstead and Frederick Bernays Wiener were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Stephen E. Chaffee for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

The sole question in each of these three cases is whether the United States is an indispensable party defendant. The suits were brought in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. That court, on motion of petitioner, deeming the presence of the United States to be indispensable, dismissed the bills as amended. Thereupon...

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