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AMOS v. PROM, INC.

Civ. No. 571.

117 F.Supp. 615 (1954)

AMOS v. PROM, Inc.

United States District Court, N. D. Iowa, Central Division.

January 11, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George D. Dunn and William Pappas, Mason City, Iowa, for plaintiff.

Frederic M. Miller and Thomas B. Roberts (of Brody, Parker, Miller, Roberts & Thoma), Des Moines, Iowa, and Edward R. Boyle (of Boyle & Schuler), Clear Lake, Iowa, for defendant.

R. Bruce Hughes, Waterloo, Iowa, for Iowa Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.

GRAVEN, District Judge.

The plaintiff is a citizen and a resident of the State of Iowa. The defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. It is engaged in the operation of a public ballroom, or dance hall, in the City of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, known as the Surf. The plaintiff brought this action in this Court. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship. The plaintiff is a Negro. In her complaint she alleged that...

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