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.
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Argued October 7, 1998.
Decided December 22, 1998.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Fleming & Fleming, P.C. by James B. Fleming and Anne D. Fleming, Jackson, Jerrold Schrotenboer, of counsel, Jackson, for plaintiffs-appellants.
LaFlamme & Mauldin, P.C. by Richard N. LaFlamme, Jackson, for defendants-appellees.
Rudolph A. Serra, Detroit, and Thomas F. Coleman, Los Angeles, amicus curiae for Triangle Foundation and Spectrum Institute.
Stancato & Tragge, P.C. by Henry Stancato, Detroit, amicus 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, Fair Housing Center of Washtenaw County, American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan.
Supreme Court of Michigan.
OPINION
MARILYN J. KELLY, Justice.
We granted leave in this case to determine whether the defendants violated the Civil Rights Act,1 when they refused to rent to the unmarried plaintiffs. We conclude that the defendants discriminated against the plaintiffs on the basis of their marital status in violation of the Civil Rights Act. Defendants' constitutional freedom of religion rights...
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