Legal Opinion
Wilson v. West Virginia Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided January 5, 1959No. Civ. A. No. 2174PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY E. WATKINS, District Judge.
Plaintiff alleges that he has been deprived of his civil rights by the defendants, acting under color of statutes and regulations of the State of West Virginia, and brings this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, asking (1) that this Court convene a three-judge court pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2281; (2) declare unconstitutional the statutes and regulations complained of; and (3) enjoin the defendants from enforcing those statutes and regulations against him. No damages are sought in this action. Plaintiff has made a motion, to which defendants enter no objection,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lionel C. Carson, an Infant, by His Next Friend, Martin A. Carsons. v. Board of Education of McDowell County, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- Quesenberry v. EstepWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1956
- Thibodo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Thresa Williams and Jennie L. Richards v. John Dalton, Wallace Waalkes, Jr., Dr. Roy A. Morter and Dr. Clarence E. SchrierCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Davis v. ArnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
3Cited by3 opinions
- Amsley v. West Virginia Racing CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Amsley v. West Virginia Racing CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- State Ex Rel. Marshall v. Civil Service CommissionOhio Court of Appeals · 1967