Legal Opinion
Lincoln v. Case
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2003No. 02-30333PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
A jury found that the Defendant Walter Case (“Case”) violated provisions of the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) and awarded the Plaintiff Don Weaver (“Weaver”) compensatory and punitive damages. Case raises three issues on appeal: (1) the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, (2) Weaver lacked standing to sue, and (3) the district court erred by not reducing or eliminating the punitive damages award. For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remit the punitive damages award to $55,000.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Case and his…
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