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CASE v. BOWLES

No. 261.

327 U.S. 92 (1946)

CASE, COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, v. BOWLES, PRICE ADMINISTRATOR, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 4, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.A. Moen, Assistant Attorney General of Washington, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Smith Troy, Attorney General, and Edwin C. Ewing, Assistant Attorney General.

Robert L. Stern and Abraham Glasser argued the cause for the Price Administrator, respondent. With them on the brief were Solicitor General McGrath and Milton Klein.

Submitted on brief for the Soundview Pulp Company, respondent, by W.Z. Kerr and E.S. McCord.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Congressional Enabling Act providing for the State of Washington's admission to the Union granted certain lands to that State "for the support of common schools." 25 Stat. 676, 679. Section 11 of the Enabling Act provided that these lands should "be disposed of only at public sale, and at a price not less than ten dollars per acre . . ." The State Constitution provides that these lands shall not be sold except...

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