Legal Opinion
Tynes v. Gogos
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 22, 1958No. 2131PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
The right to maintain a civil action for damages predicated on the so-called “anti-discrimination laws” effective in the District is in issue on this appeal. The matter is before us from an order of the trial judge granting a motion to dismiss appellant’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
The complaint filed in this case alleged that appellant, a white woman, accompanied by her husband, a member of the Negro race, entered a restaurant and dance hall owned and operated by appel-lee in this city. They were admitted into the restaurant,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Stoutenburgh v. HennickSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- R. W. Agnew v. City of Compton, a Municipal Corporation H. R. Lindemulder and Frank SpragueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Ella Fitzgerald, John Lewis, Georgiana Henry and Norman Granz v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Mezullo v. MaletzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
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3Cited by3 opinions
- D. T. Corp. v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Newspapers, Inc. v. Metropolitan Police DepartmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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