Legal Opinion

Louisiana State Board of Education, Robert H. Curry, Ex-President v. Priscilla Angel

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 13, 1961No. 18521PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

The judgment from which this appeal was taken was entered in a suit in which the appellant Board was enjoined from excluding the appellees and other Negroes from trade schools operated by the Board because of color and race. The sole question presented by the appeal is whether the Board, as an agency of the State, can be sued without its consent. The question was correctly answered by the district court in permitting the action to be maintained. See Louisiana State Board of Education v. Allen, 5 Cir., 287 F.2d 32, and cases there cited. The judgment of the district court is

Affirmed.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Louisiana State Board of Education, Nash Roberts, President v. Samuel AllenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hall v. St. Helena Parish School BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1961
  2. Sarah Louise McCoy on Behalf of Herself and Others Similarly Situated v. Louisiana State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  3. Louisiana State Board of Education v. Edward BakerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  4. Bush v. Orleans Parish School BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1963