Legal Opinion
Rodney Green Charlan Green v. Dillard's, Inc., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Kansas City Branch, Amicus on Behalf Of
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2007No. 06-1918PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Rodney and Charlan Green, an African American couple, brought this action against the retailer Dillard’s Inc. under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, which provides that all persons shall have the equal right “to make and enforce contracts.” The Greens allege that they were prevented from closing a purchase by the discriminatory conduct of a Dillard’s employee who refused to wait on them and called them “Fucking niggers.” The district court granted Dillard’s motion for summary judgment, and the Greens appeal. We reverse and remand.
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