Supreme Court of the United States, 1966

Holt v. Alleghany Corp.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 18, 1966 · Black, Friendly'S, Harlan, White, Douglas, Fortas

384 U.S. 28; 86 S. Ct. 1250; 16 L. Ed. 2d 335; 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1820 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Stuart N. Updike argued the cause for petitioners in both cases. With him on the briefs were Lee W. Meyer, Ronald S. Daniels and Richard J. Barnes., Mark F. Hughes and Walter R. Mansfield argued the cause for respondents in both cases. With Mr. Hughes on the brief for respondent Alleghany Corp. were Allan F. Conwill and Vincent R. FitzPatrick. With Mr. Mansfield on the briefs for respondent Allan P. Kirby were Eugene V. Rostow and Breck P. McAllister; for respondent Fred M. Kirby were John E. Tobin and Ben Vinar; and for respondent Ireland were Eugene V. Rostow and John J. McCann., Simon V. Haberman filed a brief for Randolph Phillips in No. 132, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

Cases that cite this one

48 later published cases cite this decision. The 22 that cite it most often are listed here.

Phillips v. Investors Diversified Services, Inc. (District Court, S.D. New York 1976)
Smith v. Fitzsimmons (District Court, S.D. New York 1967)
Tyson v. Cayton (District Court, S.D. New York 1992)
Hobson v. Hansen (District Court, District of Columbia 1968)
Randolph Phillips v. John D. Murchison (2d Cir. 1967)
In re Oracle Securities Litigation (United States District Court for the Northern District of California 1990)
John Sanderson & Co. (Wool) Pty. Ltd. v. Ludlow Jute Co., Ltd. (1st Cir. 1978)
Dolgow v. Anderson (District Court, E.D. New York 1968)
Smith v. Alleghany Corp. (2d Cir. 1968)
Seven Investments, LLC v. AD Capital, LLC (Court of Chancery of Delaware 2011)
In re Sauer-Danfoss Inc. Shareholders Litigation (Court of Chancery of Delaware 2011)
Centro Empresarial Cempresa S.A. v. América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2010)
Nycal Corp. v. INOCO PLC (District Court, S.D. New York 1997)
Baker v. Pataki (2d Cir. 1996)
Baker v. Pataki (2d Cir. 1996)
de la Mata v. American Life Insurance (United States District Court for the District of Delaware 1991)
Reliance Insurance v. Calderon (District Court, S.D. New York 1988)
In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation. (Appeal of David Dean) (2d Cir. 1987)
The Amalgamated Sugar Company, Llc v. Nl Industries, Inc. (2d Cir. 1987)
Amalgamated Sugar Co. v. NL Industries, Inc. (2d Cir. 1987)
Roberts v. Carrier Corp. (District Court, N.D. Indiana 1987)
Amalgamated Transit Union International, Afl-Cio v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor (D.C. Cir. 1985)

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

The writs of certiorari are dismissed as improvidently granted.

Mr. Justice Black dissents from dismissal of the writs and would reverse the judgments of the Court of Appeals and district courts substantially for the reasons stated in Judge Friendly’s dissent in the Court of Appeals, 333 F. 2d 327, 338. *29 Mr. Justice Harlan and Mr. Justice White dissent from the dismissal of the writs, believing that these cases having been taken for review should be adjudicated on the merits. Mr. Justice Douglas and Mr. Justice Fortas took no part in the consideration or decision of these cases.

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