HOWES LEATHER COMPANY v. LA BUY

Nos. 11472, 11473.

226 F.2d 703 (1955)

HOWES LEATHER COMPANY, Inc. and Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, Petitioners, v. Honorable Walter J. LA BUY, Respondent. HOWES LEATHER COMPANY, Inc., Petitioner, v. Honorable Walter J. LA BUY, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 17, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack I. Levy, John F. McClure, Chicago, Ill., for petitioners.

James A. Sprowl, Edward H. Hatton, Chicago, Ill., for respondent.

Before DUFFY, Chief Judge, and MAJOR and LINDLEY, Circuit Judges.


LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.

These causes are before us on separate petitions seeking writs of mandamus directing the Honorable Walter J. La Buy, Judge of the United States District Court, to vacate orders entered February 24, 1955, referring two related civil cases then pending before him to a master for trial.

At the outset, we are met with the contention that we have no jurisdiction to entertain these petitions, inasmuch as the pertinent orders are interlocutory...

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