Legal Opinion

Dreger v. Mallard

Circuit Court of the 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Duval County

Decided July 6, 1964No. 642660-EPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ROGER J. WAYBRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Final decree: On May 11, 1964, the board of county commissioners of Duval County adopted a resolution purporting to authorize a “straw ballot” to be taken at the second primary election to be held on May 26, 1964. The occurrence is thus reported in the minutes of that board —

“STRAW BALLOT” AUTHORIZED CONCERNING RACIAL INTEGRATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES

Mr. Fitzhugh. Powell, representing the Duval County Federation for Constitutional Government, appeared before the Board and read a prepared statement, in substance, urging the Board to authorize a “straw ballot”…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gessner v. Del-Air CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  2. Sun Insurance Office, Limited v. ClaySupreme Court of Florida · 1961
  3. Rickman v. WhitehurstSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  4. Wester v. BeloteSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  5. State Ex Rel. Landis v. TedderSupreme Court of Florida · 1932

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