Legal Opinion
Christina A. Woods-Drake v. C. L. Lundy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1982No. 80-3591PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs brought this action under the Fair Housing Act 1 and federal civil rights statutes, 2 alleging that their landlord evicted them because they had entertained black guests in their rented apartment. After trial, the district judge found that the defendant landlord had indeed conditioned plaintiffs’ continued tenancy upon their agreement to no longer receive black guests. Nevertheless, the trial judge concluded that defendants’ conduct did not violate federal law, and that plaintiffs had not sustained any damages. After careful review of the record in this…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Morrow v. DillardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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- Bloch v. FrischholzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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- Ronald Alexander Faye Alexander Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc., in No. 98-3597 v. Joseph Riga Maria A. Riga A/K/A Carla Agnotti Ronald Alexander Faye Alexander Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc. v. Joseph Riga Maria A. Riga A/K/A Carla AgnottiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
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