Source web Tier B
Historical Society of the New York Courts, Elizabeth Jennings v. Third Avenue Railroad Company
Historical Society of the New York Courts, case page for Jennings v. Third Avenue Railroad Co.: the July 16, 1854 removal from the streetcar, Judge William Rockwell's charge to the jury, the award of $225 in damages plus $22.50 in costs, and the company's agreement to the immediate desegregation of its streetcar service.
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- Record
- nycourts-history-jennings-third-ave
- Type
- web
- Trust tier
- B
- Status
- published
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The court historical society’s case page, read in full on 2026-09-16. It gives no birth or death dates for Elizabeth Jennings.
Correction noted 2026-09-25: this page says she was awarded “damages of $225” and “was also awarded $22.50 in costs.” The 1855 report of the verdict (New-York Daily Tribune, February 23, 1855) says the jury “agreed on $225, on which the Court added ten per cent. besides the costs,” so the $22.50 was that ten percent, not the costs. The archive follows the 1855 report.
Provenance
- Creator
- Historical Society of the New York Courts
- Accessed
- 2026-09-16
- External record
- https://history.nycourts.gov/case/jennings-third-ave/
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