Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Repko
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 12, 1978No. Nos. 77-1727, 77-1728PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · SeitzSeitz, Chief Judge
Plaintiffs, husband and wife,1 appeal from an order of the district court awarding them attorney’s fees after they obtained a jury verdict against one of two defendants, Mrs. Repko, in their action under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1982 (1970). The other defendant below, John S. Repko, appeals2 the denial of his application for an attorney’s fee as a prevailing party.
Plaintiffs, black citizens, instituted this action for damages against the defendants, white citizens, alleging that the defendants refused to rent them an apartment owned by Mrs. Repko because they were…
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