Legal Opinion
Gilbert v. Highfill
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 25, 1939PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChapman, J.
On the 24th day of May, 1938, relator filed in the Circuit Court of Brevard County, Florida, his petition for an alternative writ of mandamus directed to the Board of Public Instruction and the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Brevard County, Florida. It was made to appear thereby that the petitioner was a qualified teacher and a member of the colored race and for eleven years had taught in the public schools of said county and at the time of filing the petition was teaching under a second grade Certificate as principal of the Cocoa Junior High School, a colored school, and was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Nuveen v. GreerSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
- State ex rel. Ellis v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
- Attorney General Ex Rel. Taylor v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
- Myers v. State ex rel. ThompsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1921
- Merchants Broom Co. v. ButlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1915
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Hughes v. JEFFERSON CTY. BD. OF ED.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Board of Public Instruction v. FellerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969