Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Hancock
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided February 11, 1948No. Civ. A. 795PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, District Judge.
The question presented by this action for a declaratory judgment and for an injunction is:
Can a municipality, by leasing a swimming pool constructed with public funds to a private association of persons, relieve itself of the constitutional obligation to afford colored citizens equal rights with those of white citizens in the use of the public recreational facilities thereby provided?
In the year 1940 the City of Montgomery, West Virginia, submitted to the voters of the City the question of issuing general revenue bonds in the amount of $15,000 for the purpose of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Nixon v. CondonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Kerr v. Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore CityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1945
- Rice v. ElmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- Morris v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- W. F. (Dee) Derrington and Harris County, Texas, Acting Herein by Its County Judge and Commissioners v. M. W. PlummerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Everett v. HarronSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- City of Montgomery, Alabama v. Georgia Theresa GilmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Carl L. Baldwin and Alexinia Baldwin v. J. W. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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