Preston v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The appellants, Reverend James S. Preston, a Baptist minister; Samuel Evans, Chairman of the American Foundation for Negro Affairs; Dr. Cynthia Cook, a medical doctor at Philadelphia General Hospital (PGH); Dr. Richard Freeman, a medical intern at PGH; and Harriet Mayhugh and Jessie Powell, patients at PGH, filed a complaint in equity alleging that the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia announced the City’s intention to close PGH and that such a closing would be illegal. The appellants were granted a preliminary injunction and an evidentiary hearing was set for five days…