Legal Opinion
Brown v. Rutter
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided March 22, 1956No. Civ. A. 820PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBOURNE, Chief Judge.
This suit was filed February 9, 1955, by the plaintiff Curlee Brown, a member of the Negro race and a citizen and registered voter of McCracken County, Kentucky, a representative of a large class of Negroes, citizens and persons possessing all the legal qualifications for service on the grand and petit juries selected for the County.
The defendants are the three Jury Commissioners and the Sheriff of the County. The Jury Commissioners are appointed by the Judge of the Mc-Cracken Circuit and upon his order, designating the time and place, the Commissioners meet annually…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cassell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Patton v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Reece v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Hale v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Shipman v. DuPreSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
3Cited by5 opinions
- Dr. John I. Reddix v. Mrs. May Lucky, Registrar of Voters, Ouachita ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- United States v. MustoDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
- Bokulich v. Jury Commission of Greene County, AlabamaDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1968
- Reddix v. LuckyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1957
- Dr. John I. Reddix v. Mrs. May Lucky, Registrar of Voters, Ouachita ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958