· 2/21/1966
Sellers v. Philip's Barber Shop
Citations
- 217 A.2d 121
- 46 N.J. 340
- 1966 N.J. LEXIS 259
How courts have described this case
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- stating that “[a]n establishment which caters to the public or by advertising or other forms of invitation induces patronage generally is a place of public accommodation”
- stating that \[a]n establishment which caters to the public or by advertising or other forms of invitation induces patronage generally is a place of public accommodation\
- stating that, “no device whether innocent or subtly purposeful, can be permitted to frustrate the legislative determination to prevent discrimination”
- court order directing barber to cut hair of blacks did not violate Thirteenth Amendment because barber possessed choice of deciding to no longer practice as a barber
- a barber shop is a place of public accommodation because it caters to the public or by advertising or other form of invitation induces patronage generally
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Judges: Francis
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