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Burford v. Sun Oil Company

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Burford v. Sun Oil Company
the Supreme Court of the United States
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Burford v. Sun Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315 (1943) was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court created a new doctrine of abstention.

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United States Supreme Court

319 U.S. 315

Burford  v.  Sun Oil Company

 Argued: April 14, 15, 1943. --- Decided: May 24, 1943

See 320 U.S. 214, 63 S.Ct. 1442, 87 L.Ed. --.

Messrs. James P. Hart and Ed Roy Simmons, both of Austin, Tex., for Burford et al.

Mr. J. A. Rauhut, of Austin, Tex., for Sun Oil Co. et al.

Mr. Justice BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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