Harmon v. Tyler

Harmon v. Tyler

Argued March 8, 1927
Decided March 14, 1927
Full case name Benjamin or Ben Harmon v. Joseph W. Tyler
Citations

273 U.S. 668 (more)

47 S. Ct. 471; 71 L. Ed. 831; 1927 U.S. LEXIS 761
Holding
A New Orleans, Louisiana ordinance requiring residential segregation based on race violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
Court membership
Case opinions
Per curiam.
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

Harmon v. Tyler, 273 U.S. 668 (1927), was a unanimous United States Supreme Court decision addressing racial segregation in residential areas. The Court held that a New Orleans, Louisiana ordinance requiring residential segregation based on race violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court relied on the authority of Buchanan v. Warley.[1]

References

  1. Casner, A.J. et al. Cases and Text on Property. Aspen Publishers, New York, NY: 2004, p. 788
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