Legal Opinion
Dillon v. AFBIC Development Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1979No. 76-3797PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the liability of participants in a subdivision development for a racially motivated refusal to sell a dwelling in violation of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq., and a provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1982. We hold that the district court misconstrued the applicable law when it exonerated three of the four participants. We find that two of these three defendants violated both statutes. Accordingly, we remand this case to the district court for determination of damages and a consideration of the plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Morrow v. DillardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Patterson v. American Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Southend Neighborhood Improvement Association v. County of St. ClairCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Sylvester L. Marable, Jr. v. Francis J. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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