Wood v. Broom

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Messrs. J. A. Lauderdale, William H. Watkins and Greek L. Rice, all of Jackson, Miss., for appellants.

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Messrs. Hugh V. Wall, of Brookhaven, Miss., and Cleon K. Calvert, of Pineville, Ky., for appellee.

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Messrs. John R. Saunders, Atty. Gen., Edwin H. Gibson and Collins Denny, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., and Albert V. Bryan, of Alexandria, Va., amici curiae.

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