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SPELAR v. UNITED STATES

No. 33, Docket 21041.

171 F.2d 208 (1948)

SPELAR v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

December 8, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold B. Elkind, of New York City (Gerald F. Finley, of New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Frank J. Parker, Chief Asst. U. S. Atty., of Brooklyn, N. Y. (J. Vincent Keogh, U. S. Atty., of Brooklyn, N. Y., on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before L. HAND, Chief Judge, and AUGUSTUS N. HAND and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

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