JACKSON v. WHEATLEY SCH. DIST. NO. 28 OF ST. FRANCIS CTY., ARK.

No. 71-1686.

464 F.2d 411 (1972)

L. R. JACKSON et al., Appellants, v. WHEATLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 28 OF ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Walker, Little Rock, Ark., for appellants.

E. J. Butler, Forrest City, Ark., for appellees.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

In Jackson v. Wheatley Sch. Dist. No. 28 of St. Francis Co., Ark., 430 F.2d 1359 (8th Cir. 1970), we held that the Wheatley School Board had unlawfully discharged three black teachers, Malissa Meeks, L. R. Jackson and his wife, Mittie Jackson. We remanded the matter to the District Court stating:

"Upon the record, we are not in a position to determine the damage award. There is no evidence on mitigating...

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