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· 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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