Legal Opinion
Morrison v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1905PublishedCited by 10 opinions
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Criminal Court of Shelby County.— John T. Moss, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shields
This case involves the constitutionality of an act of the general assembly of Tennessee, passed April 4, 1905 (Acts 1905, p. 321, c. 150), for the promotion of the comfort of the'public on street cars, by requiring the separation of the white and colored races. The entire act is assailed, and we set it out in full. The caption and body are as follows:
“Chapter 150. An act to promote the comfort of public travel by providing for and securing the separation of white and colored passengers on street cars.
“Section. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Tennessee, that all…
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