Legal Opinion
Brown v. Smith
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 9, 1997No. D020282PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.
Defendants Eugene T. Smith (Smith or Mr. Smith) and his wife, Nenita M. Smith (Mrs. Smith), appeal the judgment for compensatory and punitive damages and attorney fees awarded against them after a jury trial on a complaint by plaintiffs Stephanie Brown (Brown or Mrs. Brown) and her husband, Lewis Brown (Mr. Brown), former tenants at the Smiths’ apartment building. Plaintiffs alleged Smith, their landlord, sexually harassed Brown in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, 2 § 12900 et seq.), and in violation of the Unruh Civil…
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