Legal Opinion

Theodore Cuevas v. Tom Sdrales, Dba the Seventy-Three Inn, Salt Lake City Corporation, and Police Officer Rex Lefevre

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided May 10, 1965No. 7973PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

Theodore Cuevas brought this action, seeking to avail himself and others similarly situated, of the injunctive relief provided for in Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 78 Stat. 241, 42 U.S. C. § 2000a et seq. He alleges that the defendant Tom Sdrales was the owner of a tavern in Salt Lake City, Utah, dispensing food to be consumed on the premises, which affected interstate commerce, and refused to serve him because he was a negro. Cueves refused to leave the premises and was arrested by a city policeman and taken to jail. The second count of the complaint asked…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Katzenbach v. McClungSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Gooch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  4. United States v. AlpersSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. Cain v. BowlbyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Seidenberg v. McSorleys' Old Ale House, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1969
  2. Seidenberg v. McSorleys' Old Ale House, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
  3. Adams v. Fazzio Real Estate Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
  4. Kyles v. PaulDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1967
  5. Robertson v. JohnstonDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1966

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