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Anderson Vs. Johnson
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-25-1968
ANDERSON v. JOHNSON - 390 U.S. 456 (1968) U.S. Supreme Court ANDERSON v. JOHNSON, 390 U.S. 456 (1968) 390 U.S. 456 ANDERSON v. JOHNSON, WARDEN. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 700. Argued March 6, 1968. Decided March 25, 1968. 371 F.2d 84 , judgment remains in effect. J. Brad Reed argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner. Ed R. Davies argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was George F. McCanless, Attorney General of Tennessee. PER CURIAM. Four members of the Court would reverse. Four members of the Court would dismiss the writ as improvidently granted. Consequently, the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit remains in effect. MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. Page 390 U.S. 456, 457 ...
Alitalia-linee Aeree Italiane, Vs. Lisi
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-25-1968
ALITALIA-LINEE AEREE ITALIANE, v. LISI - 390 U.S. 455 (1968) U.S. Supreme Court ALITALIA-LINEE AEREE ITALIANE, v. LISI, 390 U.S. 455 (1968) 390 U.S. 455 ALITALIA-LINEE AEREE ITALIANE, S. P. A. v. LISI ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 70. Argued March 11, 1968. Decided March 25, 1968. 370 F.2d 508 , affirmed by an equally divided Court. George N. Tompkins, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Austin P. Magner. Theodore E. Wolcott argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents. Briefs of amici curiae, urging reversal, were filed by Edwin Longcope for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; by Robert MacCrate for Canada; by Alfred C. Clapp for the Republic of Italy; and by John E. Stephen, Joseph F. Healy, Jr., Harold L. Warner, Jr., Carl S. Rowe and Paul G. Pennoyer, Jr., for the Air Transport Association of America et al. Briefs of amici curiae, urging affirmance, were fil...
Protective Committee Vs. Anderson
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-25-1968
Protective Committee v. Anderson - 390 U.S. 414 (1968) U.S. Supreme Court Protective Committee v. Anderson, 390 U.S. 414 (1968) Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. Anderson No. 38 Argued November 7-8, 1967 Decided March 25, 1968 390 U.S. 414 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Syllabus TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. (TMT), the debtor in this protracted reorganization proceeding, was incorporated in 1954, and engages in transporting loaded truck trailers and other freight between Florida and Puerto Rico on sea-going barges. TMT incurred substantial debts and losses from the unsuccessful conversion of a Navy LSD by a drydock and repair company (M-S). Between 1954 and 1957, TMT issued more than 4,000,000 shares of common stock, many of which were acquired by insiders at low prices and disposed of to the public in alleged violation of the Securities Act of 1933 at relatively high prices. As a result of the...
Feris Vs. Balcom
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-25-1968
FERIS v. BALCOM - 390 U.S. 458 (1968) U.S. Supreme Court FERIS v. BALCOM, 390 U.S. 458 (1968) 390 U.S. 458 FERIS ET AL., DBA FERIS BROS. TRUCKING CO. v. BALCOM ET AL., DBA D & L LOGGING CO., ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF OREGON. No. 1101. Decided March 25, 1968. ___ Ore. ___, 432 P.2d 684, appeal dismissed. Robert W. Gilley for appellants. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. LAHMAN, v. W. E. GOULD & CO., 390 U.S. 458 (1968) 390 U.S. 458 (1968) "> U.S. Supreme Court LAHMAN, v. W. E. GOULD & CO., 390 U.S. 458 (1968) 390 U.S. 458 LAHMAN, ADMINISTRATRIX v. W. E. GOULD & CO. ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS, FIRST DISTRICT. No. 1103. Decided March 25, 1968. 82 Ill. App. 2d 220, 226 N. E. 2d 443, appeal dismissed and certiorari denied. Raymond Harkrider for appellant. Calvin P. Sawyier for appellees W. E. Gould & Co. et al. PER CURIAM. The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dism...
Reed Enterprises Vs. Clark
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-25-1968
REED ENTERPRISES v. CLARK - 390 U.S. 457 (1968) U.S. Supreme Court REED ENTERPRISES v. CLARK, 390 U.S. 457 (1968) 390 U.S. 457 REED ENTERPRISES ET AL. v. CLARK, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 1092. Decided March 25, 1968. 278 F. Supp. 372, affirmed. Stanley Fleishman, David Rein and Sam Rosenwein for appellants. Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Vinson and Philip R. Monahan for appellees. PER CURIAM. The motion to affirm is granted and the judgment is affirmed. MR. JUSTICE BLACK and MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted and the case set for oral argument. MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. ORTEGA v. MICHIGAN, 390 U.S. 457 (1968) 390 U.S. 457 (1968) "> U.S. Supreme Court ORTEGA v. MICHIGAN, 390 U.S. 457 (1968) 390 U.S. 457 ORTEGA v. MICHIGAN. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF MICH...
Simmons Vs. United States
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-18-1968
Simmons v. United States - 390 U.S. 377 (1968) U.S. Supreme Court Simmons v. United States, 390 U.S. 377 (1968) Simmons v. United States No. 55 Argued January 15, 1968 Decided March 18, 1968 390 U.S. 377 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus A federally insured savings and loan association (hereafter "the bank") was robbed by two unmasked men. Five bank employees witnessed the robbery, and, on the day it occurred, gave the FBI written statements. Petitioners, Simmons and Garrett, and another (Andrews) were subsequently indicted for the crime. In the afternoon of the day of the robbery, FBI agents made a warrantless search of Andrews' mother's house and found two suitcases in the basement, one of which contained incriminating items. The next morning, FBI agents obtained and (without indicating the progress of the investigation or suggesting who the suspects were) showed separately to each of the five bank employee witnesses some sn...
ShakIn Vs. Board of Medical Examiners of California
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-18-1968
SHAKIN v. BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF CALIFORNIA - 390 U.S. 410 (1968) U.S. Supreme Court SHAKIN v. BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF CALIFORNIA, 390 U.S. 410 (1968) 390 U.S. 410 SHAKIN v. BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF CALIFORNIA. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 1071. Decided March 18, 1968. Appeal dismissed and certiorari denied. Burton Marks and Harvey A. Schneider for appellant. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for a writ of certiorari, certiorari is denied. SULLIVAN v. GEORGIA, 390 U.S. 410 (1968) 390 U.S. 410 (1968) "> U.S. Supreme Court SULLIVAN v. GEORGIA, 390 U.S. 410 (1968) 390 U.S. 410 SULLIVAN v. GEORGIA. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA. No. 1131, Misc. Decided March 18, 1968. Certiorari granted; 223 Ga. 643, 157 S. E. 2d 247, reversed. Charles Morgan, Jr., Morris Brown and Melvin L. Wulf for petitioner. Ar...
Poafpybitty Vs. Skelly Oil Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-18-1968
Poafpybitty v. Skelly Oil Co. - 390 U.S. 365 (1968) U.S. Supreme Court Poafpybitty v. Skelly Oil Co., 390 U.S. 365 (1968) Poafpybitty v. Skelly Oil Co. No. 65 Argued January 24, 1968 Decided March 18, 1968 390 U.S. 365 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF OKLAHOMA Syllabus Petitioners, Comanche Indians, brought this action for breach of an oil and gas lease which they had executed to respondent with the approval of the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs involving land which they held under trust patents issued by the United States under the General Allotment Act of 1887, as amended. That Act provided that individual Indians were to be allotted land on their reservations which the United States was to hold "in trust for the sole use and benefit of the Indian" allottees. During the 25-year trust period, which has been repeatedly extended, restricted Indian land may be sold or leased only with the consent of the Secretary of the Interior. Leasing of allotted land for mining pu...
Biggers Vs. Tennessee
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-18-1968
Biggers v. Tennessee - 390 U.S. 404 (1968) U.S. Supreme Court Biggers v. Tennessee, 390 U.S. 404 (1968) Biggers v. Tennessee No. 237 Argued January 15, 1968 Decided March 18, 1968 390 U.S. 404 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE ___ Tenn. ___, 411 S.W.2d 696, affirmed by an equally divided Court. PER CURIAM. The judgment below is affirmed by an equally divided Court. MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, dissenting. [ Footnote 1 ] Petitioner was indicted for a rape committed when he was 16 years old, was convicted, and, after a trial by a jury, sentenced to 20 years, first to a juvenile facility and later to prison. The Supreme Court of Tennessee affirmed Page 390 U. S. 405 the judgment of conviction. Biggers v. State, ___ Tenn. ___, 411 S.W.2d 696. On the night of January 22, 1965, Mrs. Beamer was at home sewing when an intruder with a butcher knife in his hand grabbed her from the rear. Her...
Newman Vs. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Mar-18-1968
Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc. - 390 U.S. 400 (1968) U.S. Supreme Court Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc., 390 U.S. 400 (1968) Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc. No. 339 Argued March 7, 1968 Decided March 18, 1968 390 U.S. 400 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT Syllabus One who succeeds in obtaining an injunction under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should ordinarily recover an attorney's fee under 204(b) unless special circumstances would render such an award unjust, and should not be limited, as the Court of Appeals held, to an award of counsel fees only if the defenses advanced were "for purposes of delay, and not in good faith." 377 F.2d 433, modified and affirmed. PER CURIAM. The petitioners instituted this class action under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 204(a), 78 Stat. 244, 42 U.S.C. 2000a-3(a), to enjoin racial discrimination at five drive-in restaurants and a sandwich shop owned a...
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