Legal Opinion
David Y. H. Wang and Lillian Y. Wang v. Lake Maxinhall Estates, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 12, 1976No. 75--1375PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Justice.
Plaintiffs claim that they were denied the opportunity to purchase a vacant lot in an all white development because they are not Caucasians. They submitted a written offer for the full asking price of $18,000. Defendants neither accepted nor rejected the offer before it expired, but decided thereafter that plaintiffs were not acceptable purchasers and so notified them. Without considering whether plaintiffs’ race was a factor in defendants’ decision, the district court entered summary judgment on the ground that the case had been mooted by the fact that plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Tillman v. Wheaton-Haven Recreation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Barry L. Conrad v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. And Air Line Pilots Association, InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Jerome Seaton and Gladys Seaton, His Wife v. Sky Realty Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Alex John, Jr. v. State of Louisiana (Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Bennett Robinson v. 12 Lofts Realty, Inc., and Paul HanleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Friedel v. City of MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Josephine Kaszuk v. Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Mutual Fund Investors, Inc. v. Putnam Management Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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