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Amer v. Superior Court of California, In and For the County of Los Angeles; and Kim v. Superior Court of California, In and For the County of Los Angeles, 1948 — 334 U.S. 813 · caselaw · US
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Amer v. Superior Court of California, In and For the County of Los Angeles; and Kim v. Superior Court of California, In and For the County of Los Angeles
334 U.S. 813·Supreme Court of the United States·1948
Mr. Justice Reed, Mr. Justice Jackson, and Mr. Justice Rutledge took no part in the consideration or decision of these cases.
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No. 429.
No. 430.
Amer v. Superior Court of California, In and For the County of Los Angeles; and Kim v. Superior Court of California, In and For the County of Los Angeles.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The petition for writs of certiorari is granted. In each case the order denying a petition for writ of prohibition is vacated and the case is remanded to the Supreme Court of California in order to enable it to reconsider its ruling in the light of Shelley v. Kraemer and McGhee v. Sipes, 334 U. S. 1.
A. L. Wirin and Fred Okrand for petitioners. Harold L. Kennedy, Ray C. Eberhard and Elisabeth Eberhard Zeigler for respondent. Saburo Kido filed a brief for the Japanese American Citizens League, as amicus curiae, supporting the petition.
Mr. Justice Reed, Mr. Justice Jackson, and Mr. Justice Rutledge took no part in the consideration or decision of these cases.