Supreme Court of the United States, 1954

Harris v. Battle

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 14, 1954 · Are, Black, Consider, Decide, Moot, Raised, That

348 U.S. 803; 75 S. Ct. 34; 99 L. Ed. 634; 1954 U.S. LEXIS 1635; 34 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2872 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Bernard Cushman and Justus R. Moll for appellants., J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., Attorney General of Virginia, C. F. Hicks, Assistant Attorney General, and Henry T. Wickham for appellees.

Cases that cite this one

15 later published cases cite this decision. The 14 that cite it most often are listed here.

Super Tire Engineering Company v. Lloyd W. McCorkle Commissioner of the Department of Institutions and Agencies of the State of New Jersey (3d Cir. 1972)
Hall v. Bennett (United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama 2014)
Marvin Meltzer, Etc. v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange County, Florida, Etc. (5th Cir. 1977)
Division 580, Amalgamated Transit Union, Afl-Cio v. Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (2d Cir. 1978)
Local No. 8-6, Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union v. Missouri (Supreme Court of the United States 1960)
Icahn v. Blunt (District Court, W.D. Missouri 1985)
Flynt v. Weinberger (District Court, District of Columbia 1984)
Adele Halkin v. Richard Helms, Department of State (D.C. Cir. 1982)
Cedar Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers (4th Cir. 1977)
Bus Employees v. Missouri (Supreme Court of the United States 1963)
Fortson v. Toombs (Supreme Court of the United States 1965)
Grossman v. Hawaii Government Employees Association/AFSCME Local 152 (United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 2020)
Cherry Lane Fashion Group, Inc. v. United States (Fed. Cir. 1990)
Chaisson v. Southcoast Corp. (Supreme Court of the United States 1955)

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Opinion of the Court

Appeal from the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Per Curiam:

The motion to substitute Thomas B. Stanley as a party appellee in the place and stead of John S. Battle is granted. It appearing that the cause has become moot, the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia is vacated and the cause is remanded for such proceedings as by that Court may be deemed appropriate. United States v. Anchor Coal Co., 279 U. S. 812. Mr. Justice Reed would dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Norfolk Turnpike Co. v. Virginia, 225 U. S. 264, 269. Since the Court, however, treats the appeal as properly before it, he votes to dismiss on the ground of mootness.

The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Black and Mr. Justice Douglas are of the opinion that the case is not moot and that this Court should consider and decide the federal questions raised.

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