Saari v. Silvers

This is a suit in chancery to restrain the. occupancy of a house located on lot No. 487 in the Robert Oakman’s 12th Street Subdivision in the city of Detroit because of a claimed racial restriction.. Plaintiffs Saari and wife and Ambrose Roehrick and wife are property owners in the subdivision. , They are of the Caucasian race and on October 12, 1942, filed a bill of complaint in the Wayne circuit court in chancery to enforce the claimed restriction. Later, an additional bill of complaint was filed by the Robert Oakman 12th Street Civic Association asking for similar relief.

Defendants Joel…