Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Wright

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 24, 1946No. 11538Published

1Opinion of the Court

154 F.2d 924 (1946)

MITCHELL

v.

WRIGHT et al.

No. 11538.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 24, 1946.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1946.

Arthur D. Shores, of Birmingham, Ala., and Thurgood Marshall, of New York City, for appellant.

Richard T. Rives, W. W. Callahan, and William N. McQueen, all of Montgomery, Ala., for appellees.

Before HOLMES, McCORD and LEE, Circuit Judges.

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This is an action by appellant, suing in behalf of himself and all others similarly situated. It was brought against appellees for their refusal, solely on the ground of his race or color, to register…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
  5. Lane v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939

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