Legal Opinion
Amos v. Prom, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided September 30, 1953No. Civ. 571PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRAVEN, District Judge.
The plaintiff is a citizen and a resident of the State of Iowa. The defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. It is engaged in the operation of a public ballroom at Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, known as the Surf. The plaintiff, a Negro, alleges in her complaint that on December 8, 1951, the defendant refused to admit her to its ballroom and that such refusal constituted a violation of the Iowa Civil Rights Statute, Section 735.1, Code of Iowa 1950, I.C.A. The plaintiff asks $3,000 compensatory damages and $7,000 exemplary…
2Cases cited96 opinions
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- Kuiken v. GarrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1952
- Barnett v. Collection Service Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1932
- Dunshee v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1911
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3Cited by49 opinions
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