Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Michael v. Witham
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 7, 1942PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice. DeHaven
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Complainant, a negro, filed his petition in the Chancery Court of Knox County, Tennessee, seeking a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel his admittance as a regularly enrolled student in the University of Tennessee. The defendants are the University of Tennessee, its President and Deans and the members of its Board of Trustees. Five other petitions seeking the identical relief were filed by five other negroes. The six causes were subsequently consolidated by order of the chancellor and all pleadings subsequent to the order of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Missouri Ex Rel. Gaines v. CanadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gong Lum v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Bluford v. CanadaDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1940
- Greenwood v. RickmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1920
3Cited by8 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Orr v. ThomasTennessee Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
- Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
- Gray v. Board of Trustees of University of TennesseeDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1951
- Gray v. University of TennesseeDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1951
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