Brown v. J. H. Bell Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. J. A. Howe, Judge. Action at law to recover damages under our civil rights statute. - Defendants, filed an answer, to which plaintiff demurred. Her demurrer being overruled, she appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Plaintiff alleged: That she is a negro, or colored person, a citizen of good repute, and a resident *91of Des Moines. That defendant is either a copartnership or corporation doing business under the name and style of the “J. H. Bell Company” and engaged in selling coffee in the city of Des Moines. That about November 23, 1907, defendant E. J. Lane was in charge of a certain booth or counter for the J. H. Bell Company at or in a certain place of amusement or entertainment in the city of Des Moines, known as the “Pure Pood Show,” to which the public was invited and an admission fee charged. That…
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