BELL v. SCHOOL CITY OF GARY, INDIANA

Civ. No. 3346.

213 F.Supp. 819 (1963)

Rachel Lynn BELL, a minor, by Mrs. Odessa K. Bell, her mother and next friend, et al. v. SCHOOL CITY OF GARY, INDIANA.

United States District Court N. D. Indiana, Hammond Division.

January 29, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Laurence Anderson, Jr., Hilbert L. Bradley, Gary, Ind., Richard G. Hatcher, East Chicago, Ind., Charles Wills, South Bend, Ind., Robert L. Carter, Barbara A. Morris, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Orval W. Anderson, Albert H. Gavit, Gary, Ind., Edmond J. Leeney, Hammond, Ind., for defendant.


BEAMER, District Judge.

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by approximately 100 minor Negro children, enrolled in the public schools in Gary, Indiana. The action is brought by and on behalf of the plaintiffs and all others who are similarly situated, against the School City of Gary, Gary, Indiana.

The plaintiffs present three principal questions which they ask the Court to determine:

1. Whether...

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