Cypress v. Newport News General & Nonsectarian Hospital Ass'n

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1967-03-09

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SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge: Plaintiffs, a Negro pediatrician and two of his patients, brought this class action for an injunction against the racially discriminatory policies and practices of the Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Virginia. 1 Specifically, they allege that Negro physicians are denied admission to the medical staff because of their race, and that Negro patients are assigned to hospita…

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