Legal Opinion
W. F. (Dee) Derrington and Harris County, Texas, Acting Herein by Its County Judge and Commissioners v. M. W. Plummer
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1957No. 16151_1PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
The district court, upon a thoughtfully considered memorandum opinion, 1 permanently enjoined Harris County, Texas,
“from renewing or extending the present lease, or from executing a new lease, or otherwise divesting itself of management and control of the premises comprising the Courthouse cafeteria without specific assurances that facilities will be made available for the use of colored persons under circumstances and conditions substantially equal to those afforded members of the white race,”
and further enjoined the lessee Derrington,
“after ninety (90) days from…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. Oregon State Medical SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by81 opinions
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Yvonne C. Edwards v. Nathan HabibCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- John C. Greco v. Orange Memorial Hospital CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Robert J. Ihrke and Mary E. Ihrke v. Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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