Home > Great American Court Cases > El Paso v. Simmons

Legal Citation: 379 U.S. 497 (1965)

Appellant
City of El Paso

Appellee
Greenberry Simmons

Appellant's Claim
That the property in question was rightfully returned to the state of Texas after its forfeiture by Greenberry Simmons.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
William J. Mounce

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Greenberry Simmons

Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, William O. Douglas, Arthur Goldberg, John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Earl Warren, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
Hugo Lafayette Black

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
18 January 1965

Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Significance
The case of El...