Bruce v. Stilwell

BORAH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for lack of jurisdiction on the ground that plaintiffs had instituted this action before exhausting the administrative remedies provided by Texas law.

This suit for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief was brought by five Negro students, citizens of Texas, seeking for themselves and for all others similarly situated and qualified the right of being admitted to Texarkana Junior College, a state institution which under Texas law is…