Giles v. Harris
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court 1
189 U.S. 475 (1903)
GILES
v.
HARRIS.
No. 493.
Supreme Court of United States.
Submitted February, 24, 1903.
Decided April 27, 1903.
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA.
Mr. Wilford H. Smith for appellant.
Mr. William A. Gunter for appellees.
2Opinion of the Court · HolmesJustice Holmes
This is a bill in equity brought by a colored man, on behalf of himself "and on behalf of more than five thousand negroes, citizens of the county of Montgomery, Alabama, similarly situated and circumstanced as himself," against the board of registrars of that county. The prayer of the bill is in substance that the…
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