Supreme Court of the United States, 1955

Anderson v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Anderson v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 10, 1955 · Are, Burton, Cases, Frankfurter, Granted, Reed, Should
350 U.S. 807; 76 S. Ct. 80 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Thomas J. Lewis and Richard M. Maxwell for petitioner in No. 143. Howard P. Macjarlane for petitioner in No. 261. William M. Howell for respondent in No. 143. G. L. Reeves, Norman C. Shepard and Frank G. Kurka for respondent in No. 261.

Anderson v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

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Opinion of the Court

On petitions for writs of certiorari to the

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Per Curiam:

The petitions for writs of certiorari in these cases are granted and the judgments are reversed.

Mr. Justice Reed, Mr. Justice Frankfurter, Mr. Justice Burton, and Mr. Justice Harlan are of the opinion that certiorari should not have been granted in these cases.

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