Legal Opinion

Boggerty v. Stewart

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided February 17, 2011No. 489, 2010PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACOBS, Justice:

This case arises out of a claimed violation of the Delaware Equal Accommodations Law (“DEAL”), 6 Del. C. § 4500 et seq., which prohibits denying access to public accommodations on the basis of race or color. The appellants, Andre Boggerty et. al. 1 (collectively, “Appellants”), claim that the Appellees, David Stewart (“Stewart”) and his employer, Carmike Cinemas, Inc. d/b/a Carmike 14 (“Carmike Cinemas”), violated the DEAL. The Appellants’ specific claim is that Stewart “insulted, humiliated, and demeaned” them by making a public announcement asking a movie theater audience to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Nancy O'Mara Ezold, at No. 91-1780 v. Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen, at No. 91-1741Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  5. Ted JOSEY, Appellant, v. JOHN R. HOLLINGSWORTH CORPORATION, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993

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