Bailey v. Alabama (219 U.S. 219)

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Bailey v. Alabama (219 U.S. 219) (1911)
by Charles Evans Hughes
Syllabus

Bailey v. Alabama, 219 U.S. 219 (1911), was a United States Supreme Court case which overturned the peonage laws of Alabama.

846443Bailey v. Alabama (219 U.S. 219) — Syllabus1911Charles Evans Hughes
Court Documents

United States Supreme Court

219 U.S. 219

Bailey  v.  Alabama

Error to the Supreme Court of Alabama

No. 300  Argued: October 20, 21, 1910 --- Decided: January 3, 1911

Messrs. Edward S. Watts, Fred S. Ball, and Daniel W. Troy for plaintiff in error.

Assistant Attorney General Harr, with Attorney General Wickersham, as amici curiae.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 220-224 intentionally omitted]

Messrs. Alexander M. Garber and Thomas W. Martin for defendant in error.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 224-227 intentionally omitted]

Mr. Justice Hughes delivered the opinion of the court:

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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