Dewey v. Reynolds Metals Company

Decision Date01 October 1970
Docket NumberNo. 835,835
Citation402 U.S. 689,29 L.Ed.2d 267,91 S.Ct. 2186
PartiesRobert Kenneth DEWEY v. REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

Donald F. Oosterhouse, Grand Rapids, Mich., for petitioner.

Lawrence G. Wallace, Washington, D.C., for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of Court.

William A. Coughlin, Jr., Detroit, Mich., for respondent.

On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

PER CURIAM.

The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.

Mr. Justice HARLAN took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

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