Sellers v. Philip's Barber Shop

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Francis, J.

Philip Gatti, trading as Philip’s Barber Shop, owns and operates a barber shop in Madison, F. J. He and his shop are licensed under N. J. S. A. 45:4-27 et seq. He has been barbering for over 25 years. Thomas Peyton Sellers and Reginald Barrow are residents of that borough. On April 23, 1964, Sellers entered Gatti’s shop to obtain a haircut. Barrow went there on May 7, 1964 for the same purpose. Gatti refused the service to both of them.

Thereafter, Sellers and Barrow filed complaints against Gatti in the Division of Civil Rights, Department…