Legal Opinion
Bell v. Owen Thomas, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided April 7, 1987No. Civ. A. No. 85-0063-HPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MICHAEL, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, Trudy and Filmore Bell, are bringing this action for declaratory judgment, permanent injunctive relief, and damages for discrimination in the rental of housing on the basis of race. This action arises under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-31 (1982), and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982. The Bells are a mixed race couple who sought to rent residential property owned by defendant Judith Edwards, alleging that Edwards and her agents discriminated in their refusal to rent the premises to the…
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