Kansas Commission on Civil Rights v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

On February 16, 1973, William V. Minner filed a complaint with the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights, herein called the commission, complaining of a discriminatory practice by Sears, Roebuck and Company, hereafter referred to as Sears or defendant, in refusing him credit because he was black, in violation of K. S. A. 44-1009 (c) (1) (Weeks, 1973). Thereafter, and on November 28, 1973, the commission issued a subpoena duces tecum to Mr. Loyd Reynolds, the credit manager of the Sears store in Topeka, directing him to produce the following:

“1.…