Legal Opinion
Sanborn v. Wagner
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 15, 1973No. Civ. 21040PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERBERT F. MURRAY, District Judge.
This case is brought under the so-called “anti-blockbusting” provision of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Section 3604(e) of that Act makes it unlawful,
“[f]or profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, or national origin.” 42 U.S.C. § 3604(e).
Enforcement of this provision by means of civil actions in appropriate United States district courts has been specifically granted to private…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- J. I. Case Co. v. BorakSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Advance Business Systems & Supply Co. v. SCM CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
- John W. Marr and Lucille Marr v. Douglas RifeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Patton Ex Rel. Lewis v. DumpsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Brenda Smith v. Anchor Building Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Marc Aurele Jeanty and Maxence Jeanty v. McKey & Poague, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Zuch v. HusseyDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1975
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