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LEE KUM HOY v. MURFF

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Case Basics

Docket No.

Petitioner

Lee Kum Hoy

Respondent

Murff

Decided By

Warren Court (1957-1958)

Opinion

355 U.S. 169 (1957)

Argued

Thursday, November 21, 1957

Decided

Monday, December 9, 1957

Term:

1950-1959
- 1957

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

Decision: 9 votes for Lee Kum Hoy, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

None

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LEE KUM HOY v. MURFF. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 27 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1957/1957_32>.

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"LEE KUM HOY v. MURFF," The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, accessed April 27, 2013, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1957/1957_32.