Legal Opinion

Freret Civic Ass'n v. Orleans Parish School Board

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 1, 1953No. 40995PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

In this suit plaintiff prayed for the issuance of an injunction restraining and enjoining the Orleans Parish School Board from converting the Merrick School from white usage to Negro usage. A rule nisi issued ordering the defendant to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue in this cause as prayed for by plaintiff. Upon trial of this rule the suit was dismissed, and plaintiff has appealed devolutively to- this court.

In this court appellant contends that the lower court erred in dismissing its suit and denying to it an injunction for the reason that the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Dunham v. Town of SlidellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
  2. Walters v. ChildersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
  3. Forrest v. MessengerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1945
  4. Gulf Coast Const. Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
  5. Miller v. People's Homestead & Savings Ass'nLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Behler v. Louisiana State Racing CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
  2. Sobolewski v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  3. Navarre v. Lafayette Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
  4. Blanchard v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
  5. Morehouse Parish Police Jury v. Wild Life & Fisheries CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967

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