MOORE v. TOWNSEND

Nos. 74-1742, 74-1743, 74-2067 and 74-2068.

525 F.2d 482 (1975)

Stanley MOORE and Judith Moore, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Mary Ryan TOWNSEND and Jane Melnick, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1975.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 23, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank O. Wetmore, II, Alan L. Unikel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

F. Willis Caruso, Robert G. Schwemm, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CLARK, Associate Justice, FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, and SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 23, 1975.

CLARK, Associate Justice.

Stanley and Judith Moore, both of whom are Negroes, brought this fair housing action under the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1982, on April 4, 1974. The complaint charged Mary Ryan Townsend, appellant in Nos. 74-1742 and 74-2067, and Jane Melnick, appellant in Nos. 74-1743 and 74-2068, with racial...

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