Davis v. Carter, 31 Cal. 2d 870

THE COURT.

These cases, like Cumings v. Hokr, ante, p. 844 [193 P.2d 742], Cassell v. Hickerson, ante, p. 869 ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍[193 P.2d 743], and In re Laws, ante, p. 846 [193 P.2d 744], this day filed, involve the legality and enforceability of privately ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍imposed restrictions against occupation of certain lots of land by persons other than those of the Caucasian race. Upon the authority ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍of Shelley v. Kraemer and McGhee V. Sipes, May 3, 1948, 334 U.S. 1 [68 S.Ct. 836, 92 L.Ed.-, 16 Law Week 4426] (see also Hurd v. Hodge, May 3, 1948, 334 U.S. 24 [68 S.Ct. 847, ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍92 L.Ed.-, 16 Law Week 4432]), holding that such restrictions cannot be enforced through court action, the judgment of the trial ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍court refusing to enforce the restrictions is in each case affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Davis v. Carter

Court Name: California Supreme Court

Date Published: May 18, 1948

Citations: 31 Cal. 2d 870; 193 P.2d 744; L. A. No. 19696

Docket Number: L. A. No. 19696

Court Abbreviation: Cal.