District Court, S.D. New York January 26, 1882 (Lewis v. Hitchcock)

BeowN, D. J.

This is an action brought by the plaintiff to recover a penalty of $500 under section 2 of the civil rights act of March 1, 1875, (18 St. at Large, part 3, p. 335, Sapp. Rev. St. 148.)

The complaint states, in substance, that the defendants are “proprietors of a certain inn, to-wit, a restaurant at No.