Evans v. Laurel Links, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OF THE COURT

BUTZNER, District Judge.

The plaintiffs brought this class action to require the defendant to permit Negroes to play golf on a commercial course, which is open to all members' of the public except Negroes.

The plaintiffs claim relief under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 relating to public accommodations, 42 U.S.C. § 2000a et seq. No question of the constitutionality of the Act has been raised. The case turns upon the construction of the statute. The court concludes that the business conducted by the defendant is a place of public accommodation whose operations…