Legal Opinion
Reid v. City of Norfolk, Virginia
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 12, 1960No. Civ. A. No. 2958PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
In this class action plaintiffs seek a declaration of their rights and injunctive relief to restrain the enforcement of § 18-327 and § 18-328 of the Code of Virginia, 1950. The language of the two statutes appears in the footnote1 but, *770for brevity, they may be denominated as mandatory segregated seating statutes.
The facts may be briefly stated, The four plaintiffs are citizens, residents and taxpayers of the City of Norfolk and State of Virginia. Three of the plaintiffs are Negroes. One (Abbot) is a white person.2 The defendant, City of Norfolk, owns and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Douglas v. City of JeannetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Stefanelli v. MinardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Sweet Briar Institute v. ButtonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967
- Collins v. State of MarylandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1967
- Griffin v. CollinsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1960
- Jordan v. HutchesonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1962
- Sweet Briar Institute v. ButtonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967