Supreme Court of the United States, 1955

Holmes v. City of Atlanta

Holmes v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided November 7, 1955
350 U.S. 879; 76 S. Ct. 141 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Robert L. Carter, Thurgood Marshall and E. E. Moore for petitioners. J. C. Murphy and Henry L. Bowden for respondents.

Holmes v. City of Atlanta

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Opinion of the Court

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Per Curiam:

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted, the judgments both of the Court of Appeals and the District Court are vacated and the case is remanded to the District Court with directions to enter a decree for petitioners in conformity with Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City v. Dawson, ante, p. 877, decided this day.

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