Legal Opinion
Smith v. Holiday Inns of America, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided July 30, 1963No. Civ. A. 3409PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Chief Judge.
This is a class action brought by the plaintiff on behalf of himself and all other Negroes who are similarly situated for declaratory and injunctive relief restraining the defendants from continuing their policy, practice and custom of refusing to accept Negroes as guests at the Holiday Inn-Capitol Hill motel located on James Robertson Parkway in Nashville, Tennessee.
The defendant, Holiday Inns of America, Inc., a Tennessee corporation with its principal place of business in Memphis, Tennessee, is the owner and operator of the motel. The defendant, James Dew, is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Kotch v. Board of River Port Pilot Comm'rs for Port of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Simkins v. Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Vasco A. Smith, Jr. v. Holiday Inns of America, Inc., and James DewCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Farmer v. MosesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Male v. Crossroads AssociatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Penthouse International, Ltd. v. PutkaDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1977
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