Buchanan v. Warley
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. The case is stated in the opinion. The plaintiff’s rights are directly involved and the court has jurisdiction.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. The case is stated in the opinion. The plaintiff’s rights are directly involved and the court has jurisdiction. Truax v. Raich, 239 U. S. 33, 39. He does not complain of discrimination against the colored race or seek to enforce their rights, but seeks to enforce a contract — a property right — on the ground that the ordinance violates rights secured by the Fourteenth Amendment and therefore is no bar to performance of the contract. It is manifest that the effect of the ordinance is to cause continual controversy as to whether particular…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
Buchanan, plaintiff in error, brought an action in the Chancery Branch of Jefferson Circuit Court of Kentucky for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of certain real estate situated in the City of Louisville at the corner of 37th Street and Pflanz Avenue. The offer in writing to purchase the property contained a proviso:
“It is understood that I am purchasing the above property for the purpose of having erected thereon a house which I propose to make my residence, and it is a distinct part of this agreement that I shall not be required to accept a deed to the above property or…
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- Truax v. RaichSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
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