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State Athletic Commission v. Dorsey

U.S.
May 25, 1959
359 U.S. 533 (1959)

Opinion

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.

No. 787.

Decided May 25, 1959.

168 F. Supp. 149, affirmed.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General of Louisiana, George Ponder, First Assistant Attorney General, and William P. Schuler, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Prudhomme F. Dejoie, Thurgood Marshall, Jack Greenberg and James M. Nabrit III for appellee.


The motion to affirm is granted and the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

State Athletic Commission v. Dorsey

U.S.
May 25, 1959
359 U.S. 533 (1959)
Case details for

State Athletic Commission v. Dorsey

Case Details

Full title:STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION v . DORSEY

Court:U.S.

Date published: May 25, 1959

Citations

359 U.S. 533 (1959)

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