Legal Opinion
D. C. Williams Et Ux. v. The Matthews Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1974No. 73-1765PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
D. C. Williams, a black man from North Little Rock, Arkansas, brought this civil action, individually and as a class representative for other black persons, charging defendants with racial discrimination in refusing to sell residential building lots to black people in violation of the Civil Rights Acts of 1870 and 1866 (42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982) 1 and § 804 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. § 3604). 2 In addition to declaratory and injunctive relief, plaintiff sought compensatory damages and reasonable attorney’s fees. Jurisdiction was asserted under 28 U.S.C. §…
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