GILES v. HARRIS

No. 493.

189 U.S. 475 (1903)

GILES v. HARRIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 27, 1903.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Wilford H. Smith for appellant.

Mr. William A. Gunter for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

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 defendants may be required to enroll upon the voting lists...

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