Legal Opinion
Sergeant Edward A. Hairston v. R & R Apartments
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 1975No. 74--1449PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Sergeant Edward A. Hairston, a black United States Marine Corps recruiting officer, filed a complaint charging the defendants with violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1982, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601, 3604, by refusing to permit the plaintiff to rent and occupy an apartment because of his race. The plaintiff obtained a temporary restraining order, and after a hearing, the district court permanently enjoined the defendants from discriminating against the plaintiff in the lease…
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