Legal Opinion
Joplin v. Missouri Commission on Human Rights
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 10, 1982No. 12545PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREWITT, Judge.
The Missouri Commission on Human Rights (Commission) found that respondent violated § 213.105(1), RSMo 1978, by refusing to negotiate with a black person for the rental of a dwelling. It ordered her to “desist from refusing to negotiate with black persons who wish to rent any of her dwellings”; to “post the Commission Fair Housing poster on the dwellings she rents”; and to pay the complainant five hundred dollars. Upon judicial review the circuit court set aside appellant’s order, finding “that the Decision and Order is in excess of statutory authority and erroneously…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Edward Nekolny, Patrick Dumas, and Maria L. Dahms v. Ann B. Painter, Individually and as Supervisor of Lyons Township, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- United States of America, Appellant-Appellee v. City of Black Jack, Missouri, Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Jerome Seaton and Gladys Seaton, His Wife v. Sky Realty Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- D. C. Williams Et Ux. v. The Matthews CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Village of Bellwood Board of Fire & Police Commissioners v. Human Rights CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
- Zlokower v. Commission on Human Rights & OpportunitiesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Sullivan v. Curators of University of MissouriDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1992
- Daffron v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1994
- Biggs v. Missouri Commission on Human RightsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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