Willie v. Harris County

JOE M. INGRAHAM, District Judge.

Action for declaratory judgment and permanent injunction to restrain defendants from continuing an alleged policy of racial segregation and discrimination against the Negro race respecting public use of Sylvan Beach Park, a recreational facility owned and administered by defendant Harris County. The cause proceeded to trial before the court and is submitted for judgment upon briefs of the parties.

Plaintiffs, four Negro adults, contend that defendants, the County Judge and Commissioners constituting the Commissioners Court of Harris County, Texas, are depriving…