Legal Opinion

Clarence H. Seniors v. Luke Arnold and William B. Hartsfield

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 22, 1960No. 18458_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Chief Judge.

The appellant pro se sued on behalf of himself and of other Negro citizens of Atlanta, Georgia, seeking a declaratory judgment and injunction to prohibit racially segregated seating in the Atlanta Municipal Court. He named as defendants Honorable Luke Arnold, the Chief Judge of said Court; the City of Atlanta ; and Honorable William B. Hartsfield, the Mayor of said City. The substantial factual averments forming the basis of the complaint appear in paragraphs numbered 10 and 12, as follows:

“10. That the plaintiff did attend the aforementioned Municipal Court on or about 25…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Douglas v. City of JeannetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Pennsylvania v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Nichols v. McGeeDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1959
  4. Dawley v. City of Norfolk, VirginiaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1958

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. City of Houston and Houston Independent School District v. Standard-Triumph Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  2. City of Houston and Houston Independent School District v. Standard-Triumph Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  3. Seguros Tepeyac, S.A., Compania Mexicana De Seguros Generales v. Maynard Bostrom and James L. JerniganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  4. Seguros Tepeyac, S.A., Compania Mexicana De Seguros Generales v. Maynard Bostrom and James L. JerniganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  5. Society of Separationists, Inc. v. Guy Herman, Judge of the Travis County Court at LawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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