Legal Opinion
Donald W. Barnes v. B. F. Merritt, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1970No. 28453_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Donald W. Barnes, unsuccessfully applied to the City of Macon, Georgia, for a license to operate a liquor store at 4420 Forsyth Road, in Macon. Thereafter, he brought suit for declaratory and injunctive relief under 28 U.S. C.A. § 1343(3) and 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, alleging that the Mayor and City Council of Macon in refusing him a license had deprived him of due process and equal protection of the laws in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
After an order granting dismissal of the complaint was reversed, Barnes v. Merritt, 5 Cir., 1965, 376 F.2d 8, the case…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mrs. Lola Hornsby v. Ivan Allen, Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Donald W. Barnes v. B. F. Merritt, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Mayhue's Super Liquor Store, Inc. v. Don Meiklejohn, as Director, Beverage Department, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Toomey v. Norwood Realty Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Raymond Edward Parks v. Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Paula-Beth Lashley Maher, Administratrix of the Succession of Morris G. Maher v. The City of New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Jefferson County v. BraswellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Nicholas M. Block, II v. Ronnie Thompson, Mayor of the City of MacOn GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Misurelli v. City of RacineDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1972
- Bruno v. City of KenoshaDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1971
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