Legal Opinion
Brown v. Ballas
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided June 9, 1971No. Civ. A. CA 3-3886-CPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILLIAM M. TAYLOR, Jr., District Judge.
This action involves racial discrimination in the renting and leasing of residential property. The plaintiff, a Negro, brings this class action under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619, and the Civil Rights Act of 1875, 42 U.S.C. § 1982.
The Court finds the following facts. On December 2, 1969, an ad in the Dallas Morning News stated: “Seven-room house, 3340 Merrifield, $115.00 month, $50.00 deposit required. Contact Jess Radney.” The ad gave an erroneous address and was intended to refer to a house at 3239 Merrifield. Both…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- James P. Miller v. International Paper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Charles Baker v. F & F Investment, Sidney Clark v. Universal Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of BellwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Michael Meyers, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Pennypack Woods Home Ownership Association and Marion A. SteinbronnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Youritan Construction CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1973
- Hodge v. SeilerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Green v. Ten EyckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
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