Dove v. Independent School District
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee Circuit Court. This action is brought to compel, by mandamus, the admission of the plaintiff — a colored boy — into one of the public schools of the city of Keokuk, which has been .denied him by the defendants. On a trial before the court, without a, jury, judgment was given for the plaintiff. Defendants appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Ch. J. —
At the request of the appellants in the Circuit Court, that court made a finding of facts with its. conclusions of law thereon. The finding is as follows:
“ 1. That said Charles IT. Dove was on the 14th day .of September, 1874, and now is a resident of the Torrence school district, sub-division of the city of Keokuk, Lee county, Iowa, entitled to the benefits and privileges of an education.
2. That said Charles H. Dove is a colored boy or boy of African descent.
*6903. That said Charles H. Dove, on the 14th day of September, 1874, made application to the principal of said school for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Smith v. Directors of the Ind. Sch. Dist.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1875
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- Corbin v. WoodbineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
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