Legal Opinion
O. C. Thaxton, T. N. Burton, and Virgil Wood v. William Vaughan, Mayor
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1963No. 8874_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, three Negro citizens of Lynchburg, Virginia, arid its environs, brought an “Omnibus suit” against certain named individuals 1 in the District Court seeking a declaratory judgment and temporary and permanent injunctions restraining the practice of racial segregation in all public facilities of Lynchburg. The institutions specifically mentioned in the complaint included the public swimming pools, the City parks, the Lynchburg Nursing Home, the Lynchburg General Hospital, the City jails, the City cemetery, the City Armory, the City Hall building,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Land v. DollarSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Webster v. FallSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Smith v. Board of Education of Morrilton School District No. 32Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Blanche H. Lober v. Willis MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- H. L. Moore, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. J. C. Knowles, Defendants-Appellants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Smith v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Bonner v. Texas City Independent School Dist. of TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1969
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