Case Name: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Overstreet
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1965-12-06
Citations: 382 U.S. 937
Docket Number: No. 505
Parties: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Overstreet.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 382
Pages: 937–937

Head Matter:
No. 505.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Overstreet.
Donald L. Holloioell, Robert L. Carter and Maria L. Marcus for petitioners.
Hugh P. Futrell, Jr., for respondent.

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?"