Legal Opinion
Stanley Moore and Judith Moore v. Mary Ryan Townsend and Jane Melnick
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 1975No. 74--1742PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Associate Justice.
Stanley and Judith Moore, both of whom are Negroes, brought this fair housing action under the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1982, on April 4, 1974. The complaint charged Mary Ryan Townsend, appellant in Nos. 74 — 1742 and 74 — 2067, and Jane Melnick, appellant in Nos. 74 — 1743 and 74 — 2068, with racial discrimination in connection with their refusal to sell a dwelling house in Chicago, owned by Mrs. Townsend and offered for sale through Mrs. Melnick.
Originally the complaint sought money damages as…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brandenburger v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Sergeant Edward A. Hairston v. R & R ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by39 opinions
- City of Memphis v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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- United States v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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