Shields v. United States

Submitted on Petition for Certiorari March 21, 1927.

Decided April 11, 1927.

Mr. E. Lowry Humes, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for petitioner.

Mr. Solicitor General Mitchell, of Washington, D. C., Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Mr. John J. Byrne, of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Mr. Chief Justice TAFT delivered the opinion of the Court.