Legal Opinion

Hattie M. Blunt v. Marion County School Board

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 14, 1975No. 74-1279PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

In May, 1969, on grounds of incompetency the school board of Marion County, Florida, terminated the employment contract of Mrs. Hattie M. Blunt, a black school teacher of some twenty-five years experience. Unsuccessful in an administrative appeal from the school board decision, 1 Mrs. Blunt initiated this civil rights suit, 2 challenging the constitution ality of her dismissal. She alleged that in the course of proceedings before the Marion County School Board and the Florida State Board of Education certain of her constitutional rights had been violated. Specifically,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Interstate Commerce Commission v. City of Jersey CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1944

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  2. United Carolina Bank, Administrator Cta of the Estate of Seymour I. Somberg, Deceased v. Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  3. Dr. Kenneth A. Megill v. Board of Regents of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. Jon Tom Staton v. James K. MayesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
  5. Jerry M. BLUM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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