Commonwealth v. Carolina Coach Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court 1
192 Va. 745 (1951)
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, EX REL. V. CAROLINA COACH COMPANY OF VIRGINIA.
Record No. 3815.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
September 5, 1951.
Hill, Martin & Robinson, for the appellant.
Present, Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Miller, Smith and Whittle, JJ.
1. The public policy of the state and the purpose of sections 56-326 to 56-330 of the Code of 1950 are that white and colored passengers in intrastate carriage shall be separated from physical and intimate contact, and that no contiguous seats on the same bench shall be occupied by white and colored passengers at the same time.
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- Buchanan v. WarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- McCabe v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Morgan v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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