UNITED STATES v. CITY OF BLACK JACK, MISSOURI

Nos. 74-1345 and 74-1378.

508 F.2d 1179 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant-Appellee, v. CITY OF BLACK JACK, MISSOURI, Appellee-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 27, 1974.

Rehearing and Rehearings Denied January 20, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank E. Schwelb, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellant-appellee.

Roy W. Bergmann, Clayton, Mo., and Sheldon K. Stock, Clayton, Mo., for appellee-appellant.

Before HEANEY, BRIGHT and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearings En Banc Denied January 20, 1975.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by the United States against the City of Black Jack, Missouri, under Title VIII (Fair Housing) of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. The complaint alleged that the City had denied persons housing on the basis of race, in violation of § 3604(a), and had interfered with the exercise of the right to equal housing opportunity,...

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