Hopkins v. City of Richmond
Supreme Court of Virginia
These two cases were heard together in the Court of Appeals. The case of Hopkins and, Another v. City of Richmond was heard on a writ of error to the Hustings Court of the citi7 of Richmond, and the case of Coleman v. Town of Ashland was heard on a writ of error to the Circuit Court of Hanover county. In each, case the judgment of the trial court was affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court:
These cases are before us on writs of error to judgments of the Hustings Court of the city of Richmond and the Circuit Court of the county of Hanover, respectively, maintaining the constitutionality of so-called segregation ordinances of the city of Richmond and the town of Ash-land. These ordinances appear in the official report. The cases involve the same questions, were heard together, and we shall dispose of them accordingly.
We are of opinion that the ordinances are constitutional and valid in so far as they apply to persons whose rights, either as owners or as tenants, have…
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