Legal Opinion
duPont v. Woodlawn Trustees, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 12, 1974No. Civ. A. No. 4726PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
In the Fall of 1972, defendant, Wood-lawn Trustees, refused to sell a residence located in a predominantly white suburban area to plaintiff, Martha Verge duPont (duPont) after it had publicly advertised the home for sale. During the course of negotiations, duPont had advised defendant the home would be purchased for the CHILD Foundation, a private organization, for use as a group home for the care, education, and counselling of dependent and neglected children of all races. Defendant predicated its refusal upon its desire not to sell the home for other than a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Gray v. International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Yearsley v. Scranton Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1979