Legal Opinion
Hodge v. Seiler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1977No. 75-3439PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Kermit and Karen Hodge, husband and wife, black and white, were found to have been unlawfully denied an apartment rental because of Mr. Hodge’s race. Although Mr. Hodge was awarded compensatory and punitive damages by the trial court, he appeals because he was denied attorney’s fees and transportation costs from California incurred by him and his wife in order to attend the trial in Louisiana. Mrs. Hodge appeals because she was awarded no damages, even though the court held she suffered unconstitutional discrimination. The defendant apartment owner and apartment manager…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Richard W. Hostrop v. Board of Junior College District No. 515, Counties of Cook and Will and Stateof Illinois, a Body Politic and CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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- Kingsville Independent School District, a Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff- Cross-Appellee v. Janet Cooper, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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