Francis v. Williams

Decision Date11 October 1926
Docket NumberNo. 371,371
Citation273 U.S. 693,47 S.Ct. 91,71 L.Ed. 843
PartiesRothschild FRANCIS, petitioner, v. George Washington WILLIAMS, Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands of the United States
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

Messrs. Adolf A. Berle, Jr., of New York City, and David Wallerstein, of Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioner.

Mr. Charles H. Gibson, of Thomas, Virgin Islands, for respondent.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied.

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