Legal Opinion
L. R. Jackson v. Wheatley School District No. 28 of St. Francis County, Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1970No. 19952_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
This is a timely appeal by plaintiffs from final judgment dismissing their complaint against the defendants Wheat-ley School District No. 28, Superintendent Kennedy, and the individual members of the School Board. Plaintiffs L. R. Jackson, Mrs. Mittie Jackson, Mrs. Malissa A. Meeks and Marvin E. Coleman were Negro teachers in the all-Negro Wheatley school (Central) operated by the defendant school district during 1967 and 1968 and prior years.
Each plaintiff was notified that his contract of employment would not be renewed for the 1968-69 school year. Plaintiffs…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- ROGERS Et Al. v. PAUL Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Smith v. Board of Education of Morrilton School District No. 32Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Naomi Brooks v. School District of City of Moberly, Missouri, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
3Cited by16 opinions
- Martha Lyons v. Board of Education of Charleston Reorganized School District No. 1 of Mississippi County, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Williams v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Addie Moore v. The Board of Education of the Chidester School District No. 59, Chidester, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Armstead v. Starkville Municipal Separate School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1971
- L. R. JACKSON Et Al., Appellants, v. WHEATLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 28 OF ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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