Legal Opinion
Fayson v. Beard
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided September 7, 1955No. 2920PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CECIL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Negro citizens and resident taxpayers of Beaumont, for themselves and others similarly situated, bring this suit against the defendants, claiming deprivation of their civil rights in violation of Section 1343(3), 28 U.S.C.A., for a declaratory judgment and injunction.
It is undisputed that the plaintiffs have been, upon numerous occasions, refused the right to use Central and Tyr-rell Parks, both municipally owned and operated public recreational facilities in the City of Beaumont, and such refusal has been, and is solely, because of their race and color,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Korematsu v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Buchanan v. WarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Watson v. City of MemphisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- City of Montgomery, Alabama v. Georgia Theresa GilmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Willie v. Harris County, TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1962
- Shuttlesworth v. GaylordDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1961
- Bohler v. LaneDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1962
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