National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Overstreet

Supreme Court

National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Overstreet

382 U.S. 937, 86 S. Ct. 388

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedDecember 6, 1965

DocketNo. 505

StatusPublished

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National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Overstreet, 382 U.S. 937, 86 S. Ct. 388 (1965).

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Opinion

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari granted limited to Question 2 presented by the petition which reads as follows:

“2. Has petitioner National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a New York corporation, been deprived of its property without due process of law under the Fourteenth Amendment by being held liable in damages for acts performed without its knowledge and by persons beyond its control?”

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Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari granted limited to Question 2 presented by the petition which reads as follows:

“2. Has petitioner National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a New York corporation, been deprived of its property without due process of law under the Fourteenth Amendment by being held liable in damages for acts performed without its knowledge and by persons beyond its control?”

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382 U.S. 937, 86 S. Ct. 388, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/national-assn-for-the-advancement-of-colored-people-v-overstreet-scotus-1965.