Legal Opinion
Kansas City, Mo. v. Williams Williams v. Kansas City, Mo.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1953No. 14664, 14666PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
Three Negro residents of Kansas City, Missouri, brought suit, individually and representatively, against the City and its Board of Park Commissioners, for declaratory and injunctive relief, to eliminate the racial discrimination alleged to exist in the denial to them and the other Negroes of Kansas City of the right to enjoy the swimming pool in Swope Park as a recreation facility. 1
The District Court entered a judgment and decree in favor of the plaintiffs personally but held that they were not entitled to relief on a class basis. See Williams v. Kansas City, Mo.,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sweatt v. PainterSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- McCabe v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Alston v. School Board of City of NorfolkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- City of Birmingham v. MonkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Joseph B. KAUFFMAN Et Al. v. the DREYFUS FUND, INC., Et Al., Investors Diversified Services, Inc., Et Al., AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,524 Carl Mintz and Shirley Mintz v. Mathers Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Weiner v. Bank of King of PrussiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Saul Olzman v. Lake Hills Swim Club, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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