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· 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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