Clayton v. Wilkins

32 Cal.2d 895 (1948)

FRANK F. CLAYTON et al., Respondents,

v.

MRS. A. M. WILKINS, SR. et al., Appellants.

L. A. No. 20399.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Sept. 15, 1948.

Gallagher, Margolis, McTernan & Tyre for Appellants.

Ray C. Eberhard and Elisabeth Eberhard Zeigler for Respondents.

Memorandum

THE COURT.

Defendants appeal from an order granting a preliminary injunction enjoining occupancy of certain lots of land by non-Caucasians.

Upon the authority of Shelley v. Kraemer (1948), 334 U.S. 1 [68 S.Ct. 836, 92 L.Ed. __________] (see also Hurd v. Hodge (1948), 334 U.S. 24 [68 S.Ct. 847, 92 L.Ed.…