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MADISON v. JEFFERS

No. 73-1097.

494 F.2d 114 (1974)

Sylvester MADISON et al., Appellants, v. William H. JEFFERS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 20, 1974.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Jebaily, Florence, S. C., for appellants.

John M. Scott, Florence, S. C. (Wright, Scott, Blackwell & Powers, Florence, S. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before BUTZNER, FIELD and WIDENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Sylvester Madison, his wife, and son brought this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982, and 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. (Fair Housing Act of 1968), alleging that William H. Jeffers had unlawfully discriminated against them in refusing to sell land to them because they were black. The district court, sitting without a jury, heard the testimony of the witnesses ore tenus, in open court, found that Jeffers had taken the land off the...

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