Facts of the Case

• Most commonly known as the "Separate but Equal" case

• In 1892 passenger Homer Plessy refused to leave his seat to sit in a Jim Crow car.

• When he was brought into court he challenged the ruling on the grounds that it conflicted with the 13th and 14th Amendment.

•  The supreme court ruled in favor of the states with a total of  7-1 votes.

Supreme Court Petition 

For Plessy

• Homer Plessy Argued that being forced to leave his seat conflicted with his 13th and 14th Amendment rights.
• Segregated seating violated Plessy's "equal protection" under the law.
• Due to this violating Plessys rights it is unconstitutional.  

For The State

• Segregated facilities reflected the public will in Louisiana.
• A separate but equal facility provided 

Majority Decision

of the court

• The Supreme court ruled in favor of the  Defendant, by a vote of 7-1
• Final verdict was ruled on May 18th 1896

• The Justices that voted for the majority included, Stephen J. Field, Horace Gray, David J. Brewer, Henry B. Brown, Melville Fuller, George Shiras. Jr, and Edward D. White

• The Majority opinion was written by Melville Fuller
• The Majority opinion was described as Plessy's argument that the Louisiana law conflicted with the Thirteenth Amendment, deeming the point "too clear for argument.