Knights of Ku Klux Klan v. Terrell

A decision had been reached and an opinion prepared in this case, when, upon consultation by the court as a whole, it was suggested that perhaps this court was without jurisdiction to deal with the writ of error sub judiee. Upon further examination and consideration it is clear that this is true, and that for want of jurisdiction on the part of this court the writ of error must be dismissed.

*375Terrell and others filed an equitable petition naming the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a corporation, E. Y. Clarke, and Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler as defendants. The petition prayed that the Knights of the Ku…