Legal Opinion
Donald W. Barnes v. B. F. Merritt, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1967No. 23573_1PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Donald W. Barnes brought suit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for declaratory and injunctive relief alleging that the Mayor of the City of Macon, Georgia, and the members of the City Council had unlawfully deprived plaintiff of due process and equal protection of the laws in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment in denying his application for a retail liquor license. The defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint was sustained by the district court on the ground that the complaint…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mrs. Lola Hornsby v. Ivan Allen, Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Captain Tom Barber v. The Motor Vessel "Blue Cat", a 32' Catamaran, Her Engines, Apparel, Tackle and EquipmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Norman Millet v. Godchaux Sugars, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Arthur H. Richland Company v. Edward A. Harper and Rose B. HarperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Mrs. Lola Hornsby v. Ivan Allen, Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Lynch v. Household Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kauffman v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- James Holmes v. New York City Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Escalera v. New York City Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Johnson v. MuellerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
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