BARR v. MATTEO

No. 350.

360 U.S. 564 (1959)

BARR v. MATTEO ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 29, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Friedman argued the cause for petitioner. On the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Doub, Samuel D. Slade and Bernard Cedarbaum.

Byron N. Scott argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Richard A. Mehler.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN announced the judgment of the Court, and delivered an opinion, in which MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER, MR. JUSTICE CLARK, and MR. JUSTICE WHITTAKER join.

We are called upon in this case to weigh in a particular context two considerations of high importance which now and again come into sharp conflict—on the one hand, the protection of the individual citizen against pecuniary damage caused by oppressive...

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