Legal Opinion

The Board of Managers of the Arkansas Training School for Boys at Wrightsville v. Mrs. Nona Mae George

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 21, 1967No. 18536PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAY, Circuit Judge.

This action comes to us as an interlocutory appeal under Tit. 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (b), from an order overruling appellants’ motion to dismiss. The district court granted the appeal since our decision may advance the ultimate termination of the litigation. We granted leave to file the appeal and have heard oral arguments from the respective parties.

Plaintiffs, Mrs. Nona Mae George and her minor son, Roy Lee Lewis, are Negro citizens who reside in Gould, Lincoln County, Arkansas. The complainants seek relief under the Civil Rights Statutes, 28 U.S.C. § 1981 and § 1983. The suit…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. United States v. PetrilloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. United States v. GuestSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Holt v. SarverDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1970
  2. Amos v. Board of School Directors of City of MilwaukeeDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1976
  3. Condor Operating Co. v. SawhillTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. Sands v. WainwrightDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1973
  5. Garo Lauderback v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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