Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided August 1, 1950PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
47 So.2d 608 (1950)
STATE ex rel. HAWKINS
v.
BOARD OF CONTROL OF FLORIDA et al.
Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc.
August 1, 1950.
Alex Akerman, Jr., Orlando, for relator.
Richard W. Ervin, Attorney General, and Frank J. Heintz, Assistant Attorney General, for respondents.
SEBRING, Justice.
The relator, Virgil D. Hawkins, is a Negro citizen and resident of the State of Florida. He possesses all the scholastic, moral and other qualifications, except as to race and color, prescribed by the laws of Florida and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Control for admission to the first year class…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Missouri Ex Rel. Gaines v. CanadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Sweatt v. PainterSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Hall v. DeCuirSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- McCabe v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Tappy v. State ex rel. ErvinSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
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