Amer v. Superior Court of California ex rel. County of Los Angeles

Supreme Court of the United States May 10, 1948

Amer v. Superior Court of California ex rel. County of Los Angeles, 334 U.S. 813 (1948)

68 S. Ct. 1069; 92 L. Ed. 1744; 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2232

Cases, Consideration, Jackson, Reed, Took

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam:

The petition for writs of certiorari is granted. In each case the order denying a petition for writ of prohibition is vacated and the case is remanded to the Su*814preme Court of California in order to enable it to reconsider its ruling in the light of Shelley v. Kraemer and McGhee v. Sipes, 334 U. S. 1.

A. L. Wirin and Fred Okrand for petitioners. Harold L. Kennedy, Ray C. Eberhard and Elisabeth Eberhard Zeigler for respondent. Saburo Kido filed a brief for the Japanese American Citizens League, as amicus curiae, supporting the petition. Mr. Justice Reed, Mr. Justice Jackson, and Mr. Justice Rutledge took no part in the consideration or decision of these cases.

Reference

Full Case Name: Amer v. Superior Court of California, In and For the County of Los Angeles and Kim v. Superior Court of California, In and For the County of Los Angeles
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published