Legal Opinion
Albert C. Toney v. N. A. White, United States of America v. Myrtis Bishop
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1973No. 72-3307PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
On April 4, 1970, a Democratic primary for Mayor, Village Marshall, Board of Aldermen, and Democratic Executive Committee was conducted in Tallulah, Louisiana. Black candidates opposed whites for each of the positions. With the exception of Town Marshall and one of the three positions on the Democratic Executive Committee, white candidates won by margins ranging from 24 to 140 votes. On May 4, 1970, the defeated black candidates and their supporters filed suit against the incumbent Democratic Executive Committee to set aside the results of the April 4 primary for the…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Avery v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Andrew Hawkins v. Town of Shaw, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Ferdinand Henry Schutten v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Ross v. LutonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Albert C. Toney v. N. A. White, United States of America v. Myrtis BishopCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Sam Ulysses Turner v. John J. McKeithen Ouachita Parish Police JuryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 11, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,084 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Cross-Appellee v. Brown & Root, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Zelma C. Wyche v. The Madison Parish Police JuryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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