DOWELL v. SCHOOL BOARD OF OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Civ. No. 9452.

219 F.Supp. 427 (1963)

Robert L. DOWELL, an infant, who sues by A. L. Dowell, his father and next of friend, Plaintiff, v. The SCHOOL BOARD OF the OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court W. D. Oklahoma.

July 11, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

U. Simpson Tate, Wewoka, Okl., and E. Melvin Porter, Oklahoma City, Okl., for plaintiff. John Green, Oklahoma City, Okl. (now Asst. U. S. Atty.), was originally one of attorneys for plaintiff.

Walter A. Lybrand and Max G. Morgan, Oklahoma City, Okl., for defendants.


BOHANON, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Robert L. Dowell, a Negro minor, brings this action through his father and next of friend, Dr. A. L. Dowell, alleging that they, and the members of the class of persons whom they represent who are similarly situated because of their race and color, are members of the Negro race as defined by Article XIII, Section 3, Constitution of Oklahoma, and Title 70, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 5-2, Oklahoma School Code. That the Board of...

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