LIPSCOMB v. JONSSON

No. 71-1451.

459 F.2d 335 (1972)

Albert L. LIPSCOMB et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The Honorable Erik JONSSON et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 27, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Cloutman, III, Dallas Legal Services Project, James A. Johnston, William L. Garrett, Walter L. Irvin, Robert L. Byrd, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

N. Alex Bickley, City Atty., Ted P. MacMaster, Thomas B. Thorpe, Charles C. Wells, Asst. City Attys., Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs brought suit seeking to have declared unconstitutional the city-wide, at-large system for electing members of the Dallas, Texas City Council. The district court summarily dismissed the complaint. Because we have concluded that the plaintiffs may be able to prove facts in support of their complaint entitling them to relief, we vacate the judgment below and remand the case for trial.

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