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Spevack v. Strauss

U.S.
Mar 3, 1958
355 U.S. 601 (1958)

Opinion

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT.

No. 641.

Decided March 3, 1958.

Certiorari granted; judgment and orders of Court of Appeals vacated; and case remanded to that Court with instructions (1) to allow petitioner's proposed amendments to complaint, and (2) to determine, in light of amended complaint, the issues raised by petitioner's appeal.

Reported below: 101 U.S.App.D.C. 339, 248 F.2d 752.

Carleton U. Edwards, II, Joseph Y. Houghton and Bernard Margolius for petitioner.

Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Doub, E. Riley Casey and Roland A. Anderson for respondents.

Briefs of amici curiae in support of the petition for a writ of certiorari were filed by Elisha Hanson, Arthur B. Hanson and Calvin H. Cobb, Jr. for the American Chemical Society, and Carlton S. Dargusch for the Engineers Joint Council.


The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment of the Court of Appeals, and the orders of the Court of Appeals denying petitioner's motion for leave to amend the complaint and petition for rehearing, are vacated. The case is remanded to the Court of Appeals with instructions (1) to allow petitioner's proposed amendments to the complaint and (2) to determine, in light of the amended complaint, the issues raised by petitioner's appeal.


Summaries of

Spevack v. Strauss

U.S.
Mar 3, 1958
355 U.S. 601 (1958)
Case details for

Spevack v. Strauss

Case Details

Full title:SPEVACK v . STRAUSS ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Mar 3, 1958

Citations

355 U.S. 601 (1958)

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