Brown v. State Realty Company

SIDNEY O. SMITH, Jr., Chief District Judge.

This is an alleged “blockbusting” case brought by the plaintiffs as private citizens under the provisions of 42 U.S.C.A. § 3612. The plaintiffs seek injunctive relief and damages against the defendants who, it is contended, have violated 42 U.S.C.A. § 3604(e) which renders it unlawful:

“For profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, or national origin.”

The injunctive feature…