MORALES v. HAINES

No. 72-2012.

486 F.2d 880 (1973)

Lydia L. MORALES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James A. HAINES, Mayor of Harvey, Illinois, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 11, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Willis Caruso, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

William F. Donahue, Harvey, Ill., Edward T. Havey, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before KILEY, FAIRCHILD and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

The complaint was brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1982, 1983, 3604 and 3612 to challenge the refusal of the defendant, City of Harvey, Illinois, to permit construction within its boundaries of houses financed under Section 235 of the Federal Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1715z.1

The plaintiff is a black citizen who entered into a contract to purchase a house to be built by Maridan Construction Company...

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