Miller-Elston Mortuary, Inc. v. Paal

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellant, a corporation owned by Joseph Elston, owns and operates a funeral home in Little Rock. Elston testified that the inadequacy of his facilities led to a decline in his volume of business. He decided to acquire a larger building and, being black himself, sought such a building in a predominantly black neighborhood. This resulted in his entering into a contract to purchase the vacant Magnolia Lodge Building at the corner of Sixteenth and Battery Streets. The contract was conditioned upon Elston’s being successful in having the property rezoned and in…