Legal Opinion
Terry v. Elmwood Cemetery
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided December 22, 1969No. Civ. A. 69-490PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LYNNE, Chief Judge.
This class action for damages, injunctive and/or declaratory relief was brought by Negro plaintiffs, Mrs. Margaret Faye Terry, Mrs. Jimmie Lee Terry and Mr. B levin Stout, who were not allowed to purchase burial lots in the public cemetery 1 *owned and operated by defendant, The Elmwood Cemetery Corporation. The facts are not disputed and consequently the action has been submitted to the court for a judgment on the pleadings 2 pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(c).
Bill Henry Terry, Jr., a Negro citizen of the United States and of the State of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Saul Olzman v. Lake Hills Swim Club, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Jit Kim Lim, M.D. v. Central Dupage HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Blohm & Voss AG v. Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1972
- Hawthorne v. Realty Syndicate, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
- Wallace v. BrewerDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1970
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