Legal Opinion
Julia Rogers v. Leroy Loether
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 29, 1972No. 71-1145PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether appellant was entitled to a jury trial in an action for compensatory and punitive damages brought under § 812 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3612. 1
In her complaint, plaintiff alleged that the three defendants had refused to rent her an apartment because of her race. 2 She requested injunctive relief restraining defendants from renting the apartment to anyone else, money damages for her actual losses, punitive damages of $1,000, and attorney’s fees.
The district court, after an extended hearing, entered a preliminary…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Ross v. BernhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Porter v. Warner Holding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by103 opinions
- Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Adam G. Nunez v. The Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Pearl Spence, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Jerome W. Spence, Deceased v. Henry D. StarasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Joseph P. Balistrieri and Angelina J. Hurdelbrink, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Jerome Seaton and Gladys Seaton, His Wife v. Sky Realty Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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