SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

No. 342 GAYLE ET AL., MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, ET AL. v. BROWDER ET AL.; and No. 343 OWEN ET AL., MEMBERS OF THE ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ET AL. v. BROWDER ET AL.

352 U.S. 903; 77 S. Ct. 145; 1956 U.S.

13 November 1956

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Reported below: 142 F. Supp. 707.

Counsel: Walter J. Knabe for appellants in No. 342. John Patterson, Attorney General of Alabama, and William N. McQueen and Gordon Madison, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellants in No. 343. Robert L. Carter and Thurgood Marshall for appellees in No. 343.

Opinion: Per Curiam: The motion to affirm is granted and the judgment is affirmed. Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483; Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Dawson, 350 U.S. 877; Holmes v. Atlanta, 350 U.S. 879.