MASCARO v. WOKOCHA

No. CA-4671.

489 So.2d 274 (1986)

John MASCARO, Bern Mas Apartments v. Bright WOKOCHA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, Russ M. Herman, Robert C. Wallace, New Orleans, for plaintiff.

Sonje Wilkerson, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp., New Orleans, for defendant.

Before GULOTTA, WILLIAMS and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


GULOTTA, Judge.

The defendant tenant appeals from the trial court's judgment ordering eviction. We affirm.

Bright Wokocha contends that his eviction (on this month to month lease) was based solely on race thereby constituting a violation of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S. C.A. § 1981 & § 1982) and the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.A. § 3601 et seq.). According to the tenant, shortly before eviction proceedings were commenced, John Mascaro (apparently...

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