Jehovah Witnesses In State of Washington v. King County Hospital Unit No Harborview
| Decision Date | 01 October 1967 |
| Docket Number | No. 1111,1111 |
| Citation | 390 U.S. 598,88 S.Ct. 1260,20 L.Ed.2d 158 |
| Parties | JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IN the STATE OF WASHINGTON et al. v. KING COUNTY HOSPITAL UNIT NO. 1 (HARBORVIEW) et al |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
See 391 U.S. 961, 88 S.Ct. 1844.
Victor V. Blackwell, Daniel Brink and Kenneth S. Jacobs, for appellants.
John J O'Connell, Atty. Gen. of Washington, James B. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., and James E. Kennedy, for appellees.
The judgment is affirmed, Prince v. Com. of Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158, 64 S.Ct. 438, 88 L.Ed. 645.
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS and Mr. Justice HARLAN would note probable jurisdiction and set the case for oral argument.
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