Legal Opinion
Sayers v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided May 29, 1981No. 79-0714-CV-W-5PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM
SCOTT O. WRIGHT, District Judge.
Plaintiff has brought this action pursuant to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1691 et seq., alleging that defendant’s refusal to extent credit to her was discriminatory on the basis of race, sex, and/or marital status. Defendant contends that its refusal was based upon a determination that the plaintiff was a poor credit risk, and its decision was, therefore, nondiscriminatory. Trial was held before the Court on May 8, 1981. After careful consideration of the evidence, the Court finds that defendant violated the…
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