Legal Opinion
Chestnut Realty, Inc. v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 2, 1986No. 12699PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
This is an appeal by the commission on human rights and opportunities (hereinafter CHRO) on behalf of the complainant Kenneth Barboza, from a judgment of the Superior Court, reversing the decision of a CHRO hearing officer. The dispositive issue is the nature of the evidentiary burdens placed on the complainant and respondent in a housing discrimination action. The tribunal found that Chestnut Realty, Inc. (hereinafter Chestnut Realty), had discriminated against Barboza in violation of General Statutes § 53-35 (a)1 by *352refusing to sell him an unimproved building lot located in Woodbridge,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Bennett Robinson v. 12 Lofts Realty, Inc., and Paul HanleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by69 opinions
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