Legal Opinion

Sandra Adickes v. S. H. Kress and Company

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 5, 1969No. 31262_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Circuit Judge:

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Plaintiff-appellant is a school teacher and resident of New York. In the summer of 1964, she volunteered to teach Negro students in a Mississippi Freedom School. On August 14, 1964, plaintiff, accompanied by six Negro students, entered the Hattiesburg, Mississippi, public library and requested the use of the library facilities. This request was refused, and they were told to leave. When they refused, the police were summoned, and the library was closed by the Chief of Police.

After their eviction from the library, plaintiff and…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  5. United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. United Steelworkers of America v. Phelps Dodge Corporation, a New York Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. Kauffman v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
  4. Klim v. JonesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
  5. Kozar v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1970

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