Great American Court Cases | Civil Rights Cases

Legal Citation: 109 U.S. 3 (1883)

Appellants
United States in four cases, Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Robinson in one case.

Appellees
Stanley, Ryan, Nichols, Singleton, Memphis & Charleston RR

Appellants' Claim
That their civil rights had been violated under the Civil Rights Act of 1 March 1875 when various individuals and companies had denied them access to accommodations and privileges of an inn, hotel, theater, and railroad on the grounds of race.

Chief Lawyers for Appellants
Samuel F. Phillips, U.S. Solicitor General Phillips; William M. Randolph for the Robinsons

Chief Lawyers for Appellees
(None for first four cases); William Y. C. Humes, David Postern for Memphis & Charleston RR.

Justices for the Court
Joseph P. Bradley (writing for the Court), Samuel Blatchford, Stephen Johnson Field, Horace Gray, Stanley Matthews,...