Legal Opinion
Executive Sandwich Shoppe, Inc. v. Carr Realty Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 2000No. 98-CV-735PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
This appeal raises the question whether standing under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (DCHRA), see D.C.Code §§ 1-2501 to 1-2557 (1999), is limited to the intended target of discrimination. We hold that it is not, and that a party injured as a result of such discrimination has standing to sue under the DCHRA. The case arose out of a dispute between a landlord and tenant in connection with two proposed assignments of a retail lease for premises located at 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., in Washington, D.C. Appellant, Executive Sandwich Shoppe, Inc. (ESS), 1…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Havens Realty Corp. v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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