GREGORY v. MEYER

No. 23948.

376 F.2d 509 (1967)

Dick GREGORY et al., Appellants, v. Joseph MEYER, a/k/a Joe Meyer, etc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 1, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Moore, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., James M. Nabrit, III, New York City, Jack Greenberg, Charles Stephen Ralston, New York City, for appellants.

John F. M. Ranitz, Jr., Savannah, Ga., Pierce, Ranitz & Lee, Savannah, Ga., for appellee.

Before BROWN and BELL, Circuit Judges, and BREWSTER, District Judge.


BELL, Circuit Judge.

Appellants sought injunctive relief under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S. C.A. § 2000a-3, against the defendants, owner and manager of the Burger Boy Drive-In Restaurant of Savannah, Georgia. It was contended that the restaurant was a place of public accommodation within the meaning of the Act and that appellants, members of the Negro race, were denied service. The defendants admitted that...

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