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HOLLEY v. CRANK

No. 99-56611.

258 F.3d 1127 (2001)

Emma Mary Ellen HOLLEY; David Holley; Michael Holley, a minor; Brooks Bauer, individually and on behalf of the general public, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Grove S. CRANK, Sr., individually, dba Triad Realtors; Triad Inc., individually, dba Triad Realtors Defendants, and David Meyer, individually and in his capacity as President and designated officer/broker of Triad, Inc., dba Triad Realtors, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 31, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth N. Brancart, Brancart & Brancart, Pescadero, California, for the appellants.

Douglas G. Benedon, Benedon & Serlin, Woodland Hills, California, for the appellee.

Before: PROCTER HUG, Jr. and BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and SUSAN Y. ILLSTON, District Judge.

Argued and Submitted March 5, 2001 — Pasadena, California

HUG, Circuit Judge:

In this case we must decide whether owners and officers of corporations may be held vicariously liable for an employee's violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). We conclude that they can. Although under general principles of tort law corporate shareholders and officers usually are not held vicariously liable for an employee's action, the criteria for the Fair Housing Act...

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