VAN HORN v. UNITED STATES

No. 23674.

437 F.2d 94 (1971)

Lloyd Frederick VAN HORN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

January 6, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Hagedorn (argued), of Hoberg, Finger, Brown & Abramson, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs and appellants.

Leonard Schaitman (argued), Atty. Dept. of Justice, William D. Ruckelshaus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., Edwin L. Miller, U. S. Atty., Donald A. Fareed, Spec. Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, JERTBERG and MERRILL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The judgment is affirmed.

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