MASSACHUSETTS v. MISSOURI

No. ___, Original.

308 U.S. 1 (1939)

MASSACHUSETTS v. MISSOURI ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 6, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward O. Proctor, Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts, with whom Mr. Paul A. Dever, Attorney General, was on the brief, for complainant.

Mr. Harry W. Kroeger, with whom Mr. Daniel N. Kirby was on the brief, for St. Louis Union Trust Co., Trustee, et al., respondents.

Mr. Edward H. Miller, with whom Mr. Roy McKittrick, Attorney General of Missouri, was on the brief, for the State of Missouri, respondent.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts asks leave to file a bill of complaint against the State of Missouri and certain citizens of that State. On return to the order to show cause why leave should not be granted, the respondents, while contesting the claims of Massachusetts, stated that they had no cause to show. The Court set the motion for hearing upon the question...

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