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· 6/20/1974

D. C. Williams Et Ux. v. The Matthews Company

Citations

  • 499 F.2d 819
  • 1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 8042

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  • concluding that “undisputed facts show that under the circumstances the alleged procedure of selling lots only to builders carried racial overtones, and such a policy, even though neutral on its face, cannot stand if it in its operation serves to discriminate on the basis of race”
  • “the Fair Housing Title of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the 1866 Civil Rights Act together comprehensively spell out the right of an individual to rent or purchase housing without suffering discrimination and to obtain federal enforcement of that fundamental guarantee.”
  • “the Fair Housing Title of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the 1866 Civil Rights Act together comprehensively spell out the right of an individual to rent or purchase housing without suffering discrimination and to obtain federal enforcement of that fundamental guarantee.”

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Judges: Gibson, Bright, Stephenson

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