Legal Opinion
Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 20, 1948No. 1MPublishedCited by 3,569 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The questions presented chiefly involve the scope and application of the statute which authorizes a citizen to prosecute or defend actions in federal courts “without being required to prepay fees or costs or for the printing of the record in the appellate court . . . upon filing in said court a statement under oath in writing, that because of his poverty he is unable to pay the costs of said suit or action or appeal, or to give security for the same, . . .”
This action was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma by P. V. Adkins. Mr. Adkins died while the…
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