PAYNE v. BRACHER

No. 78-1107. Summary Calendar.

582 F.2d 17 (1978)

Larry J. PAYNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mr. Victor C. BRACHER and Mrs. Victor C. Bracher, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon S. Hirsch, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dan R. Wolfe, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, GODBOLD and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

This case involves claims of racial discrimination brought under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3610 and 3612, and under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1982, 1985, and 1986. Because the court below applied erroneous legal standards in dismissing the action, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Appellant Payne alleges that he rented an apartment owned by the Brachers from their maintenance man, but that...

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