HOLT ET AL.
v.
ALLEGHANY CORP. ET AL.

U.S. | 1966-04-18
No. 131
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., 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.
384 U.S. 28 Supreme Court of the United States (1966) Negative Treatment
Also reported at: 16 L. Ed. 2d 335 · 86 S. Ct. 1250 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1820 · SCDB 1965-090
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Per_curiam
Per Curiam.

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. 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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