Turner v. City of Memphis

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1962-03-26

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Per Curiam. Appellant, a Negro who was refused nonsegregated service in the Memphis Municipal Airport restaurant operated by appellee Dobbs Houses, Inc., under a lease from appellee City of Memphis, instituted this action on behalf of himself and other Negroes similarly situated seeking an injunction against such discrimination. He rested jurisdiction upon <span class="citation no…

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