Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Gibbes
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
Decided May 26, 1945No. Civ. 1273PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARING, District Judge.
This action is brought for the individual benefit of the plaintiff as well as class action on behalf of the negro teachers and principals in School District No. 1, in Richland County, South Carolina. The named defendants are members of the School Board of that district, except A C. Flora, who is the Superintendent of Schools. The jurisdiction of this court is invoked under Section 24(14) of the Judicial Code, 28 U.S.C.A. § 41(14), and the civil rights are claimed under 8 U.S.C.A. §§ 41, 43, based upon the constitutional rights of the plaintiff, and the class represented…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pusey & Jones Co. v. HanssenSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Mississippi Mills v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Alston v. School Board of City of NorfolkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- Railroad and Warehouse Commission of Minnesota v. Duluth Street Ry. CoSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- The Maccabees v. City of North ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
3Cited by7 opinions
- Cobb v. City of MaldenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- United States v. State of South CarolinaDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1978
- Vann v. Toledo Metropolitan Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1953
- Shirer v. AndersonDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1950
- Romero v. WeakleyDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
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