Legal Opinion
Williams v. Carolina Coach Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 18, 1952No. Civ. A. 1386PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STERLING HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
This is another case involving the segregation of races on common carriers. Paradoxically, the legal question presented does not involve racial discrimination but this action is one involving Clause 3, Section 8, Article 1, of the Constitution of the United States, commonly referred to as the -Commerce Clause.
This memorandum is intended to serve as findings of fact and conclusions of law under. Rule 52, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A.
The plaintiff is.a colored citizen of the State of North Carolina. -He alleges that after purchasing a ticket…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Welton v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Hall v. DeCuirSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Morgan v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Mitchell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Boynton v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Charles E. Williams v. Howard Johnson's Restaurant, Russell v. Keys and Mary BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
- Lewis v. the Greyhound CorporationDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1961
- I. H. Spears v. Transcontinental Bus System, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Eaton v. GrubbsDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1963
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