Legal Opinion

Southern Jam, Inc. v. Warren Robinson, James G. Connell

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 6, 1982No. 80-7713PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HILL, Circuit Judge:

Southern Jam, Inc. planned to hold an outdoor rock concert in Cook County, Georgia, in the summer of 1977. Twelve days before the scheduled concert date, the Cook County Commission 1 adopted a resolution regulating “mass gatherings.” 2 Three days later, the County Commission petitioned the Cook County Superior Court for an order restraining Southern Jam from holding the concert until it complied with the resolution. Southern Jam moved to dismiss the petition arguing, inter alia, that the resolution violated the equal protection and due process clauses of the United States…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Mitchum v. FosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving AssociationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Home Builders Ass'n of Mississippi, Inc. v. City of MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  2. Miller Brewing Company v. Fort Worth Distributing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  3. Robert B. LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF PEORIA, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  4. John Concordia v. J. Thomas Bendekovic, Jr., Lt. G. Simpson, Bruce Lee McCormick Leonard Leo LanhamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Allen Deweese v. Town of Palm Beach, Etc., Joseph Terlizzese, Etc., and George MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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