Humburd v. Crawford
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Gourt. — • Hon. A. H. McVey, Judge. Action for damages occasioned by tbe refusal to allow plaintiff to eat at tbe defendant’s table. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.—
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
Tbe plaintiff was one of tbe jurors to whom a civil cause had been submitted at tbe January, 1904, term of tbe district court of Polk county. Pending their deliberations, tbe bailiff in charge arranged with defendants to serve dinner for tbe jurors, and conducted them to their bouse. Hpon arrival tbe defendants, as the evidence tended to *744show, refused to allow plaintiff to sit at their table solely because of his color, whereupon the other jurors were served, and he was compelled to go elsewhere for food. It is not questioned but that this was in violation of the civil rights statute, if…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fay v. Pacific Improvement Co.California Supreme Court · 1892
- Leonard v. FlynnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Bowlin v. LyonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
3Cited by19 opinions
- García Pagán v. Shiley Caribbean, Shiley Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1988
- Iron Workers Local No. 67 v. HartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Tammie Ackelson v. Manley Toy Direct, L.L.C. And Toy Network, L.L.C. v. Manley Toy Direct, L.L.C.. And Toy Network, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2013
- Browning v. Slenderella Systems of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1959
- Amos v. Prom, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1953
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.