AuthorTitleCitationSummaryYearTypeKey Terms in Title or SummaryCase Status
  Mcclain V. City of South Pasadena 155 Cal.App.2d 423, District Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 3, California, Docket Number CIV 22181 (11/22/1957) Action by nine year old nonresident Negro girl against city and officers and employees thereof for damages and for an injunction on ground that she was unlawfully excluded from municipal plunge because of her race. From adverse judgment of the Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Walter R. Evans, J., the plaintiff appealed. The District Court of... 1957 Cases Yes This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Mcclain V. City of South Pasadena 155 Cal.App.2d 423, District Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 3, California, Docket Number CIV 22181 (11/22/1957) Action by nine year old nonresident Negro girl against city and officers and employees thereof for damages and for an injunction on ground that she was unlawfully excluded from municipal plunge because of her race. From adverse judgment of the Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Walter R. Evans, J., the plaintiff appealed. The District Court of... 1957 Cases Yes This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Moorhead V. City of Fort Lauderdale 152 F.Supp. 131, United States District Court S.D. Florida, Miami Division, Docket Number CIV. 6820 (2/21/1957) Action for a declaratory judgment and injunction. The District Court, Emett C. Choate, J., held that actions of city commission and its officers and agents in prohibiting or attempting to prohibit Negro citizens or taxpayers from using city owned and operated golf course were unlawful and unconstitutional and should be restrained. Judgment for... 1957 Cases Yes  
  Moorhead V. City of Fort Lauderdale 152 F.Supp. 131, United States District Court S.D. Florida, Miami Division, Docket Number CIV. 6820 (2/21/1957) Action for a declaratory judgment and injunction. The District Court, Emett C. Choate, J., held that actions of city commission and its officers and agents in prohibiting or attempting to prohibit Negro citizens or taxpayers from using city owned and operated golf course were unlawful and unconstitutional and should be restrained. Judgment for... 1957 Cases Yes  
  Motion and Brief of Amici Curiae, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a Corporation, Petitioner, V. State of Alabama, ex Rel. John Patterson, Attorney General. Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 91 (10/7/1957) The undersigned, as counsel for American Jewish Congress; American Baptist Convention, Commission on Christian Social Progress; American Civil Liberties Union; American Friends Service... 1957 Briefs Yes  
  Motion and Brief of Amici Curiae, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a Corporation, Petitioner, V. State of Alabama, ex Rel. John Patterson, Attorney General. Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 91 (10/7/1957) The undersigned, as counsel for American Jewish Congress; American Baptist Convention, Commission on Christian Social Progress; American Civil Liberties Union; American Friends Service... 1957 Briefs Yes  
  Oliphant V. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen 156 F.Supp. 89, United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division, Docket Number CIV. 31464 (9/27/1957) Action by Negro firemen to compel the union of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to admit them to membership where the union has been certified as exclusive bargaining representative and its constitution forbade the admission of Negroes to membership. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Jones, Chief... 1957 Cases Yes  
  Oliphant V. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen 156 F.Supp. 89, United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division, Docket Number CIV. 31464 (9/27/1957) Action by Negro firemen to compel the union of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to admit them to membership where the union has been certified as exclusive bargaining representative and its constitution forbade the admission of Negroes to membership. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Jones, Chief... 1957 Cases Yes  
  Orleans Parish School Bd. V. Bush 242 F.2d 156, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, Docket Number 16190 (3/1/1957) Suit by Negro pupils, against parish school board and others, for declaration that state constitutional provision and statutes designed to maintain school segregation were invalid and for injunction ending segregation. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, J. Skelly Wright, J., 138 F.Supp. 337, rendered orders for... 1957 Cases Yes This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Orleans Parish School Bd. V. Bush 242 F.2d 156, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, Docket Number 16190 (3/1/1957) Suit by Negro pupils, against parish school board and others, for declaration that state constitutional provision and statutes designed to maintain school segregation were invalid and for injunction ending segregation. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, J. Skelly Wright, J., 138 F.Supp. 337, rendered orders for... 1957 Cases Yes This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Reddix V. Lucky 148 F.Supp. 108, United States District Court W.D. Louisiana, Monroe Division, Docket Number CIV. 5733 (2/11/1957) Action for declaratory judgment, injunction and damages arising out of action of parish registrar of voters in cancelling Negro's voter registration. On defendant's motion to dismiss, treated as a motion for summary judgment, the District Court, Benjamin C. Dawkins, Jr., Chief Judge, held that under the circumstances the granting of summary... 1957 Cases Yes This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  Reddix V. Lucky 148 F.Supp. 108, United States District Court W.D. Louisiana, Monroe Division, Docket Number CIV. 5733 (2/11/1957) Action for declaratory judgment, injunction and damages arising out of action of parish registrar of voters in cancelling Negro's voter registration. On defendant's motion to dismiss, treated as a motion for summary judgment, the District Court, Benjamin C. Dawkins, Jr., Chief Judge, held that under the circumstances the granting of summary... 1957 Cases Yes This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  Richardson V. Texas & N. O. R. Co. 242 F.2d 230, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, Docket Number 16142 (3/14/1957) Class action by Negro railroad employees against railroad, union representing railroad employees, and union's affiliates and officers for unlawful perpetuation by contract of an employment practice discriminatory against the Negro employees and other Negro yardmen because of their race and color. The United States District Court for the Southern... 1957 Cases Yes This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Richardson V. Texas & N. O. R. Co. 242 F.2d 230, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, Docket Number 16142 (3/14/1957) Class action by Negro railroad employees against railroad, union representing railroad employees, and union's affiliates and officers for unlawful perpetuation by contract of an employment practice discriminatory against the Negro employees and other Negro yardmen because of their race and color. The United States District Court for the Southern... 1957 Cases Yes This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Rippy V. Borders 250 F.2d 690, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, Docket Number 16934 (12/27/1957) Action involving racial segregation. From adverse judgment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, William H. Atwell, J., the defendants appealed and filed a motion for leave to file a petition for mandamus. The Court of Appeals, Rives, Circuit Judge, held that where Court of Appeals remanded case directing District... 1957 Cases Yes This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  Rippy V. Borders 250 F.2d 690, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, Docket Number 16934 (12/27/1957) Action involving racial segregation. From adverse judgment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, William H. Atwell, J., the defendants appealed and filed a motion for leave to file a petition for mandamus. The Court of Appeals, Rives, Circuit Judge, held that where Court of Appeals remanded case directing District... 1957 Cases Yes This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  School Bd. Of City of Newport News, Va. V. Atkins 246 F.2d 325, United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, Docket Number 7438, 7430 (7/13/1957) Proceedings against school board and superintendent of schools for injunctive decrees forbidding racial discrimination in the public schools. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at Norfolk, Walter E. Hoffman, J., 148 F.Supp. 430, entered injunctive decrees. On appeal the Court of Appeals held that although Pupil... 1957 Cases Yes  
  School Bd. Of City of Newport News, Va. V. Atkins 246 F.2d 325, United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, Docket Number 7438, 7430 (7/13/1957) Proceedings against school board and superintendent of schools for injunctive decrees forbidding racial discrimination in the public schools. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at Norfolk, Walter E. Hoffman, J., 148 F.Supp. 430, entered injunctive decrees. On appeal the Court of Appeals held that although Pupil... 1957 Cases Yes  
  Sealy V. Department of Public Instruction of Pa. 159 F.Supp. 561, United States District Court E.D. Pennsylvania, Docket Number CIV. 22569 (8/28/1957) Action for injunction on ground that location of new junior high school and county education plan were racially discriminatory. The District Court, Ganey, J., held that where township school district comprised two non-contiguous areas and the upper section had a predominately white population and the lower section had a predominately negro... 1957 Cases Yes  
  Sealy V. Department of Public Instruction of Pa. 159 F.Supp. 561, United States District Court E.D. Pennsylvania, Docket Number CIV. 22569 (8/28/1957) Action for injunction on ground that location of new junior high school and county education plan were racially discriminatory. The District Court, Ganey, J., held that where township school district comprised two non-contiguous areas and the upper section had a predominately white population and the lower section had a predominately negro... 1957 Cases Yes  
  Sharp V. Lucky 148 F.Supp. 8, United States District Court W.D. Louisiana, Monroe Division, Docket Number CIV. 5734 (1/30/1957) Action by Negro attorney against parish registrar of voters who segregated in the police jury room the registration cards of Negro voters, one of whom was attorney's client, who was allegedly lost to attorney, who did not go to police jury room to examine client's card. Defendant moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to state a... 1957 Cases Yes This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  Sharp V. Lucky 148 F.Supp. 8, United States District Court W.D. Louisiana, Monroe Division, Docket Number CIV. 5734 (1/30/1957) Action by Negro attorney against parish registrar of voters who segregated in the police jury room the registration cards of Negro voters, one of whom was attorney's client, who was allegedly lost to attorney, who did not go to police jury room to examine client's card. Defendant moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to state a... 1957 Cases Yes This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  Simkins V. City of Greensboro 149 F.Supp. 562, United States District Court M. D. North Carolina, Greensboro Division, Docket Number CIV. 1058 (3/20/1957) Action against municipality, its Board of Education, and the lessee of its golf course. The District Court, Hayes, J., held that municipality could not avoid giving equal treatment to its Negro citizens by leasing entire golf course to nonprofit corporation; and held that if lessee desired to continue to operate golf course, it would have to do so... 1957 Cases Yes  
  Simkins V. City of Greensboro 149 F.Supp. 562, United States District Court M. D. North Carolina, Greensboro Division, Docket Number CIV. 1058 (3/20/1957) Action against municipality, its Board of Education, and the lessee of its golf course. The District Court, Hayes, J., held that municipality could not avoid giving equal treatment to its Negro citizens by leasing entire golf course to nonprofit corporation; and held that if lessee desired to continue to operate golf course, it would have to do so... 1957 Cases Yes  
  State ex Rel. Hawkins V. Board of Control 93 So.2d 354, Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc (3/8/1957) Original proceeding for peremptory writ of mandamus to compel respondents to admit Negro to University of Florida Law School. The Supreme Court, Roberts, J., held that the court, based upon facts developed under guidance of court commissioner, in the exercise of its judicial discretion, would deny relator's motion for peremptory writ of mandamus... 1957 Cases Yes  
  State ex Rel. Hawkins V. Board of Control 93 So.2d 354, Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc (3/8/1957) Original proceeding for peremptory writ of mandamus to compel respondents to admit Negro to University of Florida Law School. The Supreme Court, Roberts, J., held that the court, based upon facts developed under guidance of court commissioner, in the exercise of its judicial discretion, would deny relator's motion for peremptory writ of mandamus... 1957 Cases Yes  
  State ex Rel. Soulet V. City of New Orleans 94 So.2d 108, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, Docket Number 20710 (2/18/1957) Proceeding by daughter for deletion of death certificate change that decedent was a colored man. From adverse judgment of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Division G, No. 339509, Louis H. Yarrut, J., daughter appealed. The Court of Appeal, Janvier, J., held that evidence left no room for reasonable doubt that... 1957 Cases Yes This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  State ex Rel. Soulet V. City of New Orleans 94 So.2d 108, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, Docket Number 20710 (2/18/1957) Proceeding by daughter for deletion of death certificate change that decedent was a colored man. From adverse judgment of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Division G, No. 339509, Louis H. Yarrut, J., daughter appealed. The Court of Appeal, Janvier, J., held that evidence left no room for reasonable doubt that... 1957 Cases Yes This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  State V. Eubanks 232 La. 289, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 43106 (2/25/1957) Defendant was convicted in the Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish, Niels F. Hertz, J., of murder, and he appealed. The Supreme Court, Moise, J., held that it had not been error for trial judge to refuse to testify (in connection with defendant's motion to quash indictment on ground that Negroes had been systematically excluded from grand jury... 1957 Cases Yes This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  State V. Eubanks 232 La. 289, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 43106 (2/25/1957) Defendant was convicted in the Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish, Niels F. Hertz, J., of murder, and he appealed. The Supreme Court, Moise, J., held that it had not been error for trial judge to refuse to testify (in connection with defendant's motion to quash indictment on ground that Negroes had been systematically excluded from grand jury... 1957 Cases Yes This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
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