Legal Opinion
Gilliam v. School Board of the City of Hopewell
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1965No. Nos. 9625, 9626PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
These are cross appeals from an order •of the District Court approving Hopewell’s geographic plan for the assignment of pupils to its schools and refusing to require the retransfer of certain Negro pupils attending schools outside of their geographic zones under a previous order of the Court. Finding no error on •either appeal, we affirm.
Hopewell, Virginia, is an industrial ■city located at the confluence of the James and Appomattox Rivers. It is roughly bisected by the Norfolk and Western Railroad, which runs from Hopewell’s southwestern border roughly northeasterly…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Goss v. Board of Ed. of KnoxvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Rachel Lynn Bell, a Minor, by Mrs. Odessa K. Bell, Her Mother, Etc. v. School City of Gary, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Gilliam v. School Board Of The City Of Hopewell, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
3Cited by3 opinions
- Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond, VirginiaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1972
- Gilliam v. School Board Of The City Of Hopewell, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Wanner v. County School Board of Arlington County, Va.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1965