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STATE EX REL. HAWKINS v. BOARD OF CONTROL

93 So.2d 354 (1957)

The STATE of Florida ex rel. Virgil D. HAWKINS, Relator, v. BOARD OF CONTROL, a body corporate, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc.

March 8, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horace E. Hill, Daytona Beach, and Robert L. Carter, New York City, for relator.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., Ralph E. Odum, Asst. Atty. Gen., and John J. Blair, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondents.

ROBERTS, Justice.

This litigation is concerned with the rights of the relator, a Negro, to be admitted to the University of Florida Law School, provided he meets the entrance requirements applicable to all students. The history of the litigation is set forth in State ex rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control, Fla. 1955, 83 So.2d 20, our latest decision in the controversy, referred to hereafter as the "1955 decision."

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