· 8/2/1979
Cadc 79-145 Jerry W. Markham and Marcia J. Harris, A/K/A Marcia Markham v. Colonial Mortgage Service Co., Associates, Inc.
Citations
- 605 F.2d 566
- 196 U.S. App. D.C. 50
- 55 A.L.R. Fed. 448
- 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 12775
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that the federal Act forbids creditors “to treat persons differently, all other factors being the same, because of their marital status”
- prohibition of marital status discrimination includes unmarried couples of the opposite sex
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Judges: Wright, Swygert, Robb
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