Legal Opinion
Louisville Cemetery Association v. Downs
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided December 18, 1931PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Richardson
Reversing.
The Louisville Cemetery Association is a corporation engaged in conducting and maintaining a cemetery or burying ground for colored persons, in or near the city of Louisville, Jefferson county, Ky.
Robert C. Downs was a colored man residing in the city of Louisville on December 1, 1929. His unmarried daughter, Clara L. Downs, who was about 29 years of age, died on December 9, 1929. On the 10th day of December, 1929, Robert C. Downs and other members of his family, and a colored undertaker, John P. Cooper, visited the cemetery of the company and…
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