Wackenhut Corporation v. Aponte

Decision Date13 March 1967
Docket NumberNo. 726,726
Citation87 S.Ct. 1017,386 U.S. 268,18 L.Ed.2d 37
PartiesThe WACKENHUT CORPORATION et al. v. Salvador Rodriguez APONTE et al
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

Donald M. Hall, for appellants Wackenhut Corp. and others.

William B. Graves, for appellant Marvil International Security Services, Inc.

J. B. Fernandez Badillo, Sol. Gen. of Puerto Rico, and Peter Ortiz, Asst. Sol. Gen., for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

The motion to affirm is granted and the judgment is affirmed.

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