Legal Opinion
Demers v. Shehab
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 28, 1966No. Appeal No. 45PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
This civil action was instituted in the supmor court iby Stan-wood A. Demers of the town of West Greenwich against the members of the school committee of the town of Coventry, the commissioner of education, and the members of the state board of education hereinafter respectively referred to as the committee, the commissioner, and the board. In a home-drawn complaint which suffers from prolixity and volubleness, 'the plaintiff, who has acted a® his own counsel throughout this proceeding, seeks a writ of mandamus commanding the committee to- prohibit certain school officers and officials of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Engel v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Illinois Ex Rel. McCollum v. Board of Ed. of School Dist. No. 71, Champaign Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Hammond v. HullCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Maddox v. NealSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Warren Education Association v. LapanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967
- Rosen v. RestrepoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- Lamb v. PerrySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967
- Panzarella v. BoyleDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1975
- Members of the Jamestown School Committee v. SchmidtDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1977
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