Legal Opinion
Gentry v. Howard
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided April 30, 1968No. Civ. A. No. 6229PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Chief Judge.
Roscoe Martin Gentry filed an action against Asher Howard, presiding judge of the Blount County Court, and his bondsman, Globe Indemnity Insurance Company, to recover $50,000.00 damages, claiming that he was discriminated against by defendant Howard who denied him the civil right to be voted upon for the office of ranger of Blount County. Jurisdiction is based upon Title 42 U.S.C. Sections 19831 and 1985 and 28 U.S.C. Section 1343.2
Plaintiff charges that in July, 1967 he submitted his oral application to the Blount County Court for the position of…
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- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Bond v. FloydSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Taylor and Marshall v. BeckhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Bacon v. HolzmanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
- Charters v. ShafferCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
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- Davis v. BarrDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1973
- Saunders v. CahillDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
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