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PERRY v. CYPHERS

No. 13046.

186 F.2d 608 (1951)

PERRY et al. v. CYPHERS et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 23, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. J. Durham, U. Simpson Tate, both of Dallas, Tex., for appellants.

Cary M. Abney, Benjamin T. Woodall, Ernest F. Smith, all of Marshall, Tex., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and McCORD and BORAH, Circuit Judges.

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, as Negro citizens and qualified electors of Harrison County, Texas, brought this class suit on April 22, 1949, alleging that the Citizens Party of Harrison County, Texas, by its officers and agents acting as administrative officers of the State of Texas, had denied them the right to vote in two primary elections held in Harrison County, Texas, in July and August, 1948, on account of their race and color, and in violation of Sections...

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