THOMAS v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF LITTLE ROCK

No. LR-66-C-230.

282 F.Supp. 575 (1967)

Alma Jean THOMAS and Estella Watson, Plaintiffs, v. The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, a body corporate; and George Millar, Individually and as Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Arkansas, W. D.

May 26, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Walker, Little Rock, Ark., Jack Greenberg, Charles Stephen, Ralston and Charles H. Jones, Jr., New York City, for plaintiffs.

John T. Williams, of Smith, Williams, Friday & Bowen, Little Rock, Ark., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

HENLEY, Chief Judge.

This is a class suit for declaratory and injunctive relief brought by plaintiffs, Alma Jean Thomas and Estella Watson, against The Housing Authority of The City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and George Millar, the Authority's Executive Director. Plaintiffs are both Negro women. They complain that they were denied admission to low rent housing facilities operated by the Housing Authority in Little Rock on the basis of the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases