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Murphey v. Reed

Supreme Court of the United States
Nov 15, 1948
335 U.S. 865 (1948)

Opinion

No. 206.

11-15-1948

MURPHEY ET AL. v. REED ET AL., DOING BUSINESS AS M. T. REED CONSTRUCTION CO.

Webb M. Mize for petitioners. Charles S. Corben for respondents.


:

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted.

The judgments below are vacated and the case remanded to the District Court with instructions to dismiss those causes of action involving solely construction work, and to reconsider the remaining causes of action in the light of the decision of this Court in Kennedy v. Silas Mason Co., 334 U. S. 249.

MR. JUSTICE RUTLEDGE is of the opinion that the case as a whole should be remanded to the District Court for further proceedings in view of the decision of this Court in Kennedy v. Silas Mason Co., 334 U. S. 249.

Dissenting: MR. JUSTICE BLACK, MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, and MR. JUSTICE MURPHY.

Webb M. Mize for petitioners.

Charles S. Corben for respondents.


Summaries of

Murphey v. Reed

Supreme Court of the United States
Nov 15, 1948
335 U.S. 865 (1948)
Case details for

Murphey v. Reed

Case Details

Full title:MURPHEY ET AL. v. REED ET AL., DOING BUSINESS AS M. T. REED CONSTRUCTION…

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Nov 15, 1948

Citations

335 U.S. 865 (1948)

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