Legal Opinion
Wright v. Kaine Realty
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 28, 1972No. 72 C 37PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
McLAREN, District Judge.
This matter is now before the Court upon defendants’ motion to determine whether the Court’s power to award punitive damages for housing discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1982 has been preempted by the specific damage limitation contained in 42 U.S.C. § 3612(c).
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., provides a detailed method for the elimination of discrimination in the sale and leasing of housing based upon race, col- or, religion and national origin. Section 1982 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Wills v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1961
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3Cited by17 opinions
- John W. Marr and Lucille Marr v. Douglas RifeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Jerome Seaton and Gladys Seaton, His Wife v. Sky Realty Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Sergeant Edward A. Hairston v. R & R ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Leo R. Fountila, Jr. v. Mary E. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Alaska Placer Company v. LeeAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
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