Legal Opinion
Murrell v. Ocean Mecca Motel, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2001No. 00-2411PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Senior Judge ALARCON joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Marie Murrell, who is white, checked into the Ocean Mecca Motel while the rest of her party remained in the car. Within minutes the motel discovered that the other members of Murrell’s party were Afri can American, and the entire party was promptly evicted without explanation. Murrell • and the members of her party sued the motel under 42 U.S.C. § 1981(a), alleging that the motel interfered with their right to contract on account of…
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