Legal Opinion
Attorney General v. Brown
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 19, 1987PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The defendant, Harold Brown, appeals from a decision of a judge in the Housing- Court granting summary judgment in favor of the Attorney General. In October, 1983, the Attorney General filed suit against Harold Brown, alleging violations of G. L. c. 151B, §§ 4 (6) and (10), 1 and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and damages for “Section 8 certificate holders.” 2 The Attorney General claimed that Brown violated G. L. c. 151B, § 4 (10), which prohibits landlords from discriminating against recipients of public assistance or housing subsidies including rental assistance “solely because…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jones v. Rath Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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