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Turner v. City of Memphis et al., 1961 — 368 U.S. 808 · caselaw · US
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Turner v. City of Memphis et al.
368 U.S. 808·Supreme Court of the United States·1961
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Opinion
No. 84.
Turner v. City of Memphis et al.
Constance Baker Motley and Thur-good Marshall for appellant. Frank B. Gianotti, Jr. for the City of Memphis, and Edward P. A. Smith for Dobbs Houses, Inc., et al., appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction postponed to the hearing of the case on the merits.