I think that Tourgée established an effective defense for Plessy. I personally do not agree with the argument that he used, but I believe that it was appropriate for the time and setting of the case. Tourgée relied on the judges to view the 'reputation' of a man as property. This argument was pursued because he realized that the traditional argument that the Jim Crow cars violated Plessy's fourteenth amendment rights
I think that Tourgée established an effective defense for Plessy. I personally do not agree with the argument that he used, but I believe that it was appropriate for the time and setting of the case. Tourgée relied on the judges to view the 'reputation' of a man as property. This argument was pursued because he realized that the traditional argument that the Jim Crow cars violated Plessy's fourteenth amendment rights