LEITER MINERALS, INC., v. UNITED STATES

No. 26.

352 U.S. 220 (1957)

LEITER MINERALS, INC., v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 14, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel W. Plauche, Jr. argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Assistant Attorney General Morton argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Roger P. Marquis and Fred W. Smith.

Charles D. Marshall argued the cause for the California Company et al., respondents. With him on the brief was Eugene D. Saunders.


MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents for decision important questions regarding the applicability to the United States of the restrictions against stay of state court proceedings contained in 28 U. S. C. § 2283 and the propriety of the injunction decreed by the District Court and sustained by the Court of Appeals. Petitioner in 1953 had filed a petitory action in a Louisiana state court against respondent-mineral-lessees...

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