HOLMES v. CITY OF ATLANTA

No. 15267.

223 F.2d 93 (1955)

Alfred HOLMES, Oliver W. Holmes and Dr. H. M. Holmes, v. CITY OF ATLANTA et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 17, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. E. Moore, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., Jack Greenberg, Robert L. Carter, Thurgood Marshall, New York City, R. E. Thomas, Jr., S. S. Robinson, Atlanta, Ga., for appellants.

J. C. Murphy, J. C. Savage, Martin McFarland, J. M. B. Bloodworth, Henry L. Bowden, Newell Edenfield, Atlanta, Ga., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, HOLMES, Circuit Judge, and DAWKINS, District Judge.


HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Alleging that they and others similarly situated were discriminatorily1 and in violation of their civil rights being denied access to, and the right and privilege of playing golf on, the Bobby Jones Golf Course and other municipal golf courses provided and maintained by the City of Atlanta, appellants brought this suit for a declaratory judgment, for damages, and for an injunction.

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