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New-York Daily Tribune, "A Wholesome Verdict," February 23, 1855
New-York Daily Tribune, February 23, 1855, page 7, "A Wholesome Verdict": Jennings v. Third Avenue Railroad Company, tried in the Brooklyn Circuit before Judge Rockwell, who charged that "colored persons, if sober, well-behaved, and free from disease, had the same rights as others." The plaintiff claimed $500; the jury "agreed on $225, on which the Court added ten per cent. besides the costs."
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- nydt-1855-02-23-wholesome-verdict
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- archive
- Trust tier
- A
- Status
- published
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The Library of Congress page scan and its OCR (tile.loc.gov, batch_dlc_dry_ver02, 1855022301/0367), read 2026-09-25. It is the contemporary report of the verdict, and it settles the damages: $225 plus ten percent added by the court, with the costs separate.
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- Creator
- New-York Daily Tribune (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)
- Published
- 1855
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
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