Legal Opinion
Davis v. Firment
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 13, 1967No. Civ. A. 66-443PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMISKEY, District Judge:
Plaintiff Howard Davis filed this suit on behalf of his fifteen year old son, Dave Davis, against the Orleans Parish School Board, its Superintendent, Dr. Carl J. Dolce, and against A. L. Firment, who is the Principal of its John F. Kennedy Senior High School where Dave Davis began his sophomore year on August 31, 1966.
The suit against the School Board prays for damages due to public embarrassment of the father and the son each in the sum of $12,000.00 for the reason that student Davis was suspended' from attendance at school, some sixteen days after the academic…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Mrs. Margaret Burnside v. James ByarsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Leonard v. School Committee of AttleboroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Robert Richards, Jr., a Minor by His Father and Next Friend Robert Richards v. Roger Thurston, as Principal of Marlboro High SchoolCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Karr v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Michael Jackson v. C. R. DorrierCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Tyler Crews, B/n/f Borden Crews, His Father v. Eugene Cloncs, Individually and as Principal of North Central High SchoolCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Lindahl King v. Saddleback Junior College DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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