Legal Opinion
State v. Brown
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided November 6, 1963PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Terry, Chief Justice.
On June 12, 1963, defendant, a Negro, entered the premises of the Deer Park Hotel in Newark, Delaware, and requested service of food. The Deer Park Hotel is a privately owned establishment which provides food, drink, and lodging, but the restaurant is separate from the hotel facilities. The proprietor, relying upon 24 Del. C. Sec. 1501, requested the defendant to leave after denying him service solely because of his race, and, upon his refusal to leave, obtained a warrant for his arrest for violation of the criminal trespass statute of this State, 11 Del. C. § 871, which…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Barrows v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Justice Ex Rel. Justice v. GatchellSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974
- Waggoner v. LasterSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
- Downs v. JacobsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1970
- Gibson v. KeithSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
- Seidenberg v. McSorleys' Old Ale House, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
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