¶1In view of the repeal of South Carolina Act No. 741 of 1956 by Act No. 324 of 1957 after the decision below, 148 F. Supp. 563, the cause has become moot. Accordingly, the judgment of the District Court is vacated and the case is remanded to it, with leave to the appellants to amend their pleadings either to safeguard any rights that may have accrued to them by virtue of the operation of the repealed Act or to set forth a cause of action based on the operation of the new Act. Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
354 U.S. 933
Bryan v. Austin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 1957
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1957-06-24
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Decided 1957-06-24
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Cited by 64 later decisions (5 by the Supreme Court) — most recently June 2007 · most notably McGowan v. State of Maryland Gallagher (1961), A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc. v. United States (1961)
30 federal appellate · 1 district · 19 state decisions
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