Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Breckenridge
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 7, 1971No. 144PublishedCited by 3,146 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
This litigation began when the petitioners filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, seeking compensatory and punitive damages and alleging, in substantial part, as follows:
“2. The plaintiffs are Negro citizens of the United States and residents of Kemper County, Mississippi. ...
*90“3. The defendants, Lavon Breckenridge and James Calvin Breckenridge, are white adult citizens of the United States residing in DeKalb, Kemper County, Mississippi.
“4. On July 2, 1966, the . . . plaintiffs . . . were passengers in an automobile belonging to and…
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