SOLOMON v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.


96 F.Supp. 709 (1951)

SOLOMON v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO. et al.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

April 5, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conrad J. Lynn, New York City, for plaintiff.

Stewart & Shearer, New York City, (James J. Mennis, New York City, of counsel), for defendants.


McGOHEY, District Judge.

Wilhelmina Solomon sues the Pennsylvania R. R. and Atlantic Coast Line R. R. for damages sustained by being forced to give up her reserved seat and other accommodations in one car and to accept a seat and inferior accommodations in another car reserved for Negroes.

The evidence, which was largely uncontested, clearly established the following facts which are accordingly found.

On March 26, 1948, plaintiff, a Negro lady, purchased...

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