Legal Opinion
Chance v. Lambeth
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1951No. 6200PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought by William C. Chance, a Negro, to recover damages from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company on the ground that he was wrongfully ejected on account of his race from a railroad car on which he was an interstate passenger on June 25, 1948, and also on the ground that he was subjected to unlawful arrest and imprisonment in connection with his ejection from the car. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship. There was a judgment for the defendant on the first cause of action, and for the plaintiff on the second cause of action, and cross…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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