Legal Opinion
Willie S. Craft v. Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1976No. 75-1350PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
Named plaintiffs-appellants, Willie S. Craft, his wife Mary Craft, Sarah Parks, Ida Bell Holmes, and Annie Sue Funzie 1 filed this purported class action in district court challenging defendants-appellees’ policies of terminating and of refusing to connect electric, gas and water services (collectively hereinafter “utilities”) as unconstitutionally denying appellants’ classes proce dural due process and equal protection, respectively. The district court, after trial, found that there was no civil rights jurisdiction over municipally-owned MLG&W, 2 that a class…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by65 opinions
- Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Hazel Golden v. City of Columbus Cheryl Roberto, Director of Public Utilities for the City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Ransom v. MarrazzoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Rose Dionne, Etc. v. Gerard Bouley, Etc., Rose Dionne, Etc. v. Gerard Bouley, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Madeline Johnson, Etc. v. The City of Opelousas, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
60 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.