Legal Opinion
Rollins v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 30, 1970No. Record 7004PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
This is another case arising from racial demonstrations which occurred in Danville in the spring and summer of 1963.
On June 6, 1963, the City of Danville filed in the Corporation Court of Danville its verified motion for a temporary restraining order against certain named defendants and “other unknown parties similarly situated,” for the purpose of preventing mob violence. Attached to the motion was an affidavit of the City Manager setting forth various unlawful acts and threats of violence which had occurred since May 31, 1963. Pursuant thereto the court entered an order on June 6, 1963,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re LennonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Manley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
- Bruce Baines v. City of Danville, Virginia, Hildreth G. McGhee v. City of Danville, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Harriet Cotton Mills v. Local Union No. 578, Textile Workers Union of AmericaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
- Baines v. City of DanvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Walker v. GiardinaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Powell v. WardCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
- Commonwealth v. BeilisWise & Norton County Circuit Court · 1989
- McGhee v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
- Shoup v. ClarkFairfax County Circuit Court · 2006