Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Atlantic Greyhound Corporation
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided December 30, 1947No. Civil Action 315PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL, District Judge.
The Facts.
The plaintiff is a member of the Negro race and resides in the city of Roanoke, Virginia, where he is the minister of a church. He had occasion in October, 1946, to attend the annual Synod of his church which convened in Salisbury, in the State of North Carolina, and contemplated traveling to Salisbury and returning therefrom by means of the motor bus line which is operated by defendant as a common carrier of passengers. Accordingly on October 16, 1946, the plaintiff purchased at the defendant’s bus station at Roanoke a round-trip ticket from Roanoke, Virginia,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Welton v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- J. D. Adams Manufacturing Co. v. StorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hall v. DeCuirSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Whiteside v. Southern Bus Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
- Williams v. Carolina Coach Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1952
- Boyer v. GarrettDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1949
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- Henderson v. Interstate Commerce CommissionDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1948