Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Ritchel
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Bourbon Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
*702Opinion op the Court by
William Rogers Clay, Commissioner —
Affirming.
Alleging that she was a white person, and was compelled by a conductor on one of defendant’s trains to ride in the coach set apart for colored people, from Millersburg’, Kentucky, to Paris, Kentucky, and that in compelling her to go from the white coach into the colored coach, the conductor handled her in a rough and violent manner, and that his demeanor towards her was abusive and insulting, plaintiff, Relia Ritchel, brought this action against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company to recover damages. The jury returned…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. RothCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
- Houston v. SteeleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1896
- Louisville Southern Railroad v. MinogueCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1890
- Hefley v. BakerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
- Buford v. HopewellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
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- United Construction Workers v. Laburnum Construction Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1953
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