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CHASE v. McCAIN

Civ. A. No. 575.

220 F.Supp. 407 (1963)

Lendell W. CHASE et al. v. Chief Eugene McCAIN et al.

United States District Court W. D. Virginia, at Danville, Virginia.

July 18, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruth L. Harvey, Len W. Holt, Danville, Va., William Kunstler, New York City, Simon L. Cain, Washington, D. C., Andrew C. Muse, George Woody, Danville, Va., Nathan G. Conyers, Detroit, Mich., E. A. Dawley, Jr., Norfolk, Va., Harry I. Wood, J. L. Williams, Danville, Va., Dean Robb, Detroit, Mich., J. A. Jordon, Norfolk, Va., Chester Antieau, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

James A. H. Ferguson, John W. Carter, Danville, Va., for defendants.

MICHIE, District Judge.

This suit is one of the numerous suits growing out of the recent "demonstrations" in Danville by colored citizens seeking what they doubtless honestly believe to be their rights under the law. Fortunately, I do not have to decide in this case whether their beliefs are justified. The demonstrations led to actual violence which the colored citizens blame wholly upon the police and the police blame wholly upon the demonstrators. Again, I am happy...

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