Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Yeilding
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided July 2, 1958No. Civ. A. 9043PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GROOMS, District Judge.
This is a “civil rights” suit. Jurisdiction of the Court is invoked under Title 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1331 and 1343(3). Plaintiff charges a violation of the equal protection and privileges and immunities clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981. Relief is sought under Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, and the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2201 and 2202.
This action was filed by George Johnson, a Negro citizen of Jefferson County, Alabama, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The defendants,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Chattanooga Foundry & Pipe Works v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Cope v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hattie Brazier v. W. B. CherryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Russell M. Smith v. John J. Cremins, Jr., John F. Mahon, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Hall v. Werthan Bag CorporationDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1966
- Grozelia Carr v. Conoco Plastics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Ripp v. Dobbs Houses, Inc.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1973
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