Legal Opinion
Central Amusement Company v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1956No. 1753PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate judge.
Appellant, who conducts a public bowling alley business, was convicted of denying admission for the use of the alleys to- certain persons of the Negro race. The prosecution was brought under an Act of the Corporation of the City of Washington, approved June 10, 1869, as amended by an Act of said City approved March 7, 1870, which provided:
“Be it enacted by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Common Council'of the City of Washington, That from and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful for any person or persons' who shall have obtained a license from this…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Salsburg v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Neild v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Hamilton Nat. Bank v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by8 opinions
- People v. Hacker Emporium, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1971
- Glover v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Filippo v. REAL ESTATE COM'N OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIADistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Tynes v. GogosDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- State v. GibsonSuperior Court of Delaware · 1958
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