Legal Opinion
United States v. Big D Enterprises, Inc. Dr. Edwin G. Dooley
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1999No. 98-2861PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHansen, Circuit J.
Following a trial in district court, 1 a twelve-person jury found that Big D Enterprises, Inc., and Dr. Edwin G. Dooley (collectively appellants) violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) when they denied rental housing to applicants based on race. The jury awarded $1,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages to three victims of appellants’ discrimination. Big D Enterprises and Dr. Dooley appeal. We affirm.
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FACTS
Dr. Dooley owns three apartment complexes. in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Dr. Dooley is also the president, sole officer, and sole shareholder of a corporation known as Big D…
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