HAIRSTON v. R & R APARTMENTS

No. 74-1449.

510 F.2d 1090 (1975)

Sergeant Edward A. HAIRSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. R & R APARTMENTS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 19, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Schwemm, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

John F. Cusack, Francis X. Riley, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, and STEVENS and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Sergeant Edward A. Hairston, a black United States Marine Corps recruiting officer, filed a complaint charging the defendants with violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1982, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601, 3604, by refusing to permit the plaintiff to rent and occupy an apartment because of his race. The plaintiff obtained a temporary restraining...

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