Legal Opinion

Martin v. Board of Education

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 28, 1896PublishedCited by 10 opinions

cited Const. Art. VIII. ss. 3, 8; Code c. 45, ss. 17, 18; IT. S. Const. Amd. 14, s. 1; Const. Art. XII, s. 1; 45 Am. Rep. 232; 21 Ohio St. 210; 17 Am. Rep. 405, 738; 23 Am. St. Rep. 895; 100 U. S. 303, 339; 17 Wall. 445; 86 Pa. St. 247; 26 Nans. 1; 101 Ill, 308; 78 N. Y. 56; 8 Am. Rep. 713; 18 Mich. 400; 24 Iowa, 266; 10 Fed. Rep. 730; 16 Fed. Rep. 297. cited Const.

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cited Const. Art. VIII. ss. 3, 8; Code c. 45, ss. 17, 18; IT. S. Const. Amd. 14, s. 1; Const. Art. XII, s. 1; 45 Am. Rep. 232; 21 Ohio St. 210; 17 Am. Rep. 405, 738; 23 Am. St. Rep. 895; 100 U. S. 303, 339; 17 Wall. 445; 86 Pa. St. 247; 26 Nans. 1; 101 Ill, 308; 78 N. Y. 56; 8 Am. Rep. 713; 18 Mich. 400; 24 Iowa, 266; 10 Fed. Rep. 730; 16 Fed. Rep. 297. cited Const. Art. XII ss. 1, 8; Code c. 45, ss. 17,18; 93 N. Y. 438; 21 Ohio St. 210; 48 Ind. 337; 103 Mo. 546; 48 Cal. 36; 7 Nev. 342;. 13 Abb.Pr. (N. S.) 159; 40 How. (N. Y.) 249; 5 Cush. 199; 16 Wall. 36; 95 U. S. 504-506; 95 H. S. 485; 109…

1Opinion of the Court

Dent, Judge:

Thomas Martin presented his petition to the Circuit Court of Morgan county, alleging that he isa citizen of the state of West Virginia, and a resident andtax payer of school subdistrict No. 4 of Cacapon district, Morgan county; that he is of African descent, and is the father of five children of lawful school age; that the hoard of education have failed to provide, as required by law, the necessary facilities to afford his children the benefits of a common-school education, and refused to do so; that they have provided a common-school, known as “Camp Hill School,” in said…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Butchers' Benevolent Ass'n v. Crescent City Live-Stock Landing & Slaughter-House Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Hall v. DeCuirSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. Ward v. FloodCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874
  4. Cory v. CarterIndiana Supreme Court · 1874
  5. People, Ex Rel. King v. . GallagherNew York Court of Appeals · 1883

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Briggs v. ElliottDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1951
  2. Carr v. Corning, Superintendent of Public Schools Browne Junior High School Parent-Teacher Ass'n v. MagdeburgerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
  3. Berea College v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
  4. State Ex Rel. Weaver v. Board of Trustees of Ohio State UniversityOhio Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Briggs v. ElliottDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1951

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