Legal Opinion
2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 926, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,235 Mildred Harkless v. The Sweeny Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1970No. 28188_1PublishedCited by 246 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves an action brought by ten Negro teachers alleging that the failure of the school district to renew their teaching contracts when the school system was desegregated denied them rights secured by the Fourteenth Amendment. They seek reinstatement and back pay. Jurisdiction is premised on 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3) and 42 U.S.C. A. § 1983.1
The district court, after full jury trial, granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. This was the result of applying Monroe v. Pape, 1961, 365 U.S. 167, 81 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by246 opinions
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- Harold FRANKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, Johnny Lee, Intervenor-Appellant, v. BOWMAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Johnson v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Laskaris v. ThornburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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