BURTON v. WILMINGTON PARKING AUTHORITY


150 A.2d 197 (1959)

William H. BURTON, Plaintiff, v. WILMINGTON PARKING AUTHORITY, a body corporate and politic of the State of Delaware, and Eagle Coffee Shoppe, Inc., a corporation of the State of Delaware, Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.

April 15, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis L. Redding, Wilmington, for plaintiff.

Clair John Killoran and David Snellenburg, II, Wilmington, for defendant Wilmington Parking Authority.

Thomas Herlihy, Jr., Wilmington, for defendant Eagle Coffee Shoppe, Inc.


MARVEL, Vice Chancellor.

Plaintiff, admittedly a person within the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware and a citizen, brings this class action for a declaratory judgment in the form of injunctive relief against the action of the defendant, Eagle Coffee Shoppe, Inc., a purveyor of foodstuffs and beverages, in refusing to serve him at its restaurant. It is admitted that plaintiff was refused service at such restaurant solely...

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