· 7/27/1976
Brenda Smith v. Anchor Building Corporation, a Corporation
Citations
- 536 F.2d 231
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- applying prima facie standards of McDonnell Douglas in Fair Housing Act case
- plaintiff’s testimony that she was “embarrassed” and “really hurt and humiliated” supported claim for emotional distress damages
- “Effect, not motivation, is the touchstone because a thoughtless housing practice can be as unfair to minority rights as a willful scheme”
- humiliation or mental distress established by plaintiff's own testimony
- humiliation or mental distress established by plaintiffs own testimony
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Judges: Lay, Ross, Stephenson
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