McCREADY v. HOFFIUS

Docket Nos. 185152, 185314.

564 N.W.2d 493 (1997)

222 Mich. App. 210

Kristal McCREADY and Keith Kerr, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John HOFFIUS and Terry Hoffius, Defendants-Appellees. Rose BAIZ and Peter Perusse, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John HOFFIUS and Terry Hoffius, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided March 7, 1997, at 9:20 a.m.

Released for Publication May 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fleming & Fleming, P.C. by James B. Fleming and Anne D. Fleming, Jackson, (Jerrold Schrotenboer, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants.

LaFlamme & Mauldin, P.C. by Richard N. LaFlamme, Jackson, for defendants-appellees.

Rudolph A. Serra, Ferndale, and Thomas F. Coleman, Los Angeles, CA, Amici Curiae for Spectrum Institute, Triangle Foundation of Michigan, and American Association of Personal Privacy.

Goldbaum, Gattorn & Stancato, P.C. by Henry Stancato, Detroit, Amici Curiae for Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit, Jackson County Fair Housing Center, Fair Housing Center of Greater Grand Rapids, Tri County Fair Housing Center, Muskegon Area Fair Housing Center, Fair Housing Center of Washtenaw County, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, and Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service.

Before CORRIGAN, P.J., and TAYLOR and D.A. JOHNSTON, JJ.


CORRIGAN, Presiding Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, plaintiffs appeal by right the orders granting summary disposition to defendants in this fair housing action. We affirm.

Defendants John and Terry Hoffius, a married couple, rent residential property in Jackson, Michigan. In June 1993, plaintiffs Kristal McCready and Keith Kerr contacted defendants in response to defendants' advertisement about housing for rent. Defendants refused to rent to plaintiffs...

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