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Warders v. Louisville Nashville R. Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided December 9, 1949Published

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sims

Affirming.

Florence Warders brought this action against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company to recover $5000 compensatory and $5000 punitive damages alleged to have been sustained by her by reason of the Company’s conductor in Cincinnati, Ohio, refusing to let her board a coach reserved for white people, and compelling her to ride in the coach reserved for colored people. The petition averred appellant is a negro; that she bought a ticket in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Louisville, Kentucky, and as an interstate passenger the Company was without authority to segregate her; that she was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Louisville Railway Co. v. WellingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
  2. Northcutt v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  3. Siler v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  4. Bailey v. Rennert, Jr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
  5. Ellis v. Central Trust Co. of OwensboroCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948

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