Legal Opinion
Proctor v. Mount Vernon Arena, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 5, 1943PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylob, J.
This action was brought to recover a penalty under sections 40 and 41 of the Civil Eights Law prohibiting discrimination because of race, creed or color.
According to testimony adduced by plaintiff, a colored girl, she was refused admittance to the defendant’s skating rink because of her color. She made three attempts to gain admittance, once alone, once when her mother accompanied her to the box office, and a third time when her mother and another adult accompanied her to that office. Defendant offered no evidence on the trial.
Under section 484 of the Penal Law, it is unlawful to admit into…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reiner v. North American Newspaper AllianceNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Matter of TiffanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Getty v. Roger Williams Silver Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Hutchinson v. WashburnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Sprague v. WebbAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Boyle v. Petrie Stores Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1985
- Lipschultz v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1948
- People v. MalinauskasNew York Court of Special Session · 1952
- Proctor v. Mount Vernon Arena, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1944