Legal Opinion
Zelma C. Wyche v. C. E. Hester
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1970No. 28215PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Things were anything but tranquil on July 28, 1966, at Bill’s Highway 80 Truckstop in Tallulah, Louisiana. The events of that evening grew out of the civil rights activities of appellant Zelma C. Wyche. Wyche, a Negro, was president of the Madison Parish Voters’ League, an organization devoted to securing equal rights for Negroes.1 In furtherance of this purpose Wyche and a group of Negroes went to Bill’s Highway 80 Truckstop, a place of public accommodation as defined in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, seeking service in compliance with the provisions of that Act. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Georgia v. RachelSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- DeStefano v. WoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hamm v. City of Rock HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Jimmy Smith v. William F. Winter, Governor of the State of Mississippi, Mike Carr, Chancellor, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Stevens v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Frinks v. North CarolinaDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1971
- Louisiana v. PerkinsDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Stevens v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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