Ferguson v. Gies

The defendant, at and before the time this suit was brought, was the manager of a public restaurant in the city of Detroit, and was licensed by that munici*359pality to conduct such public restaurant. It was to all intents and purposes a public place. On August 15, 1889, the plaintiff, a colored man, in company with a friend, entered this restaurant, and; sitting down at one of the tables provided for that purpose, ordered supper. The plaintiff claims, in substance, that the restaurant was divided in two parts, not separate rooms, but one side or part of the room was known as the “restaurant…