Benton v. Cousins Properties, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• acknowledging that a certain level of courtesy may be expected in retail setting but stating that “[t]he world of commercial business dealings can be a Darwinian, ‘every man for himself milieu”
• rejecting the markedly hostile aspect of the Callwood test as legally incorrect
• “the Court does not disagree that if “harassing” conduct becomes so extreme as to prevent a plaintiff from enjoying the benefits of her contract, it could conceivably be actionable under Section 1981”
• “If there are few Section 1981 cases claiming harassment in connection with [a] non- employment contractual relationship, there are even fewer cases dealing with the question of retaliation outside the employment context, under Section 1981.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).