Cecil v. Green
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, under the Civil Rights Act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean County; the Hon Thomas F. Tipton, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1894.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pleasants
delivebed the opinion of the COUBT.
Appellant, a colored man, brought this action in case against appellee, under sections one and two of the Civil Bights Act. (Secs. 42 i and 42 j of Ch. 38, of the B. S.) The first of these declares: “ That all persons within the jurisdiction of said State (of Illinois) shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of inns, restaurants, eating houses, barber shops, public conveyances on land or Avater, theaters and all other places of public accommodation and amusement, subject only to the…
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