Legal Opinion
Mary L. Cartwright & the Northwest Indiana Open Housing Center v. American Savings & Loan Association
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 14, 1989No. 88-1593PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs-appellants Mary Cartwright and the Northwest Indiana Open Housing Center commenced a suit alleging that the defendant-appellee American Savings & Loan Association (“American Savings”) refused to approve an application for a home construction loan in 1980 because of Mary Cartwright’s race and sex and engaged in “redlining” in the neighborhood where Mrs. Cartwright intended to build,1 in violation of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 3604 and 3605), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. § 1691) and civil rights statutes (42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982).…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Havens Realty Corp. v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Edward and Nancy Hughes v. United Van Lines, Inc., and 291 Sisser Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Larry Ford v. David Childers, Roger Jones and City of Taylorville, Illinois, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by13 opinions
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. American Family Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Gordon D. Simms, Gordon D. Simms v. First Gibraltar Bank, First Gibraltar Bank, Fsb, Now Known as First Madison Bank, FsbCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Buycks-Roberson v. Citibank Federal Savings BankDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
- 38 cont.cas.fed. (Cch) P 76,482, 38 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 173 United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Treat Brothers Company, an Illinois Corporation v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, a Maryland Corporation and Blinderman Construction Company, Incorporated, an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. American Family Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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