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BARFIELD v. COMMERCE BANK, N.A.

No. 06-3087.

484 F.3d 1276 (2007)

James BARFIELD and Chris Barfield, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMMERCE BANK, N.A., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 1, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence W. Williamson, Jr., Shores, Williamson and Ohaebosim, LLC, Wichita, KS, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Charles W. German and Joselyn Verschelden, Rouse Hendricks German May PC, Kansas City, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KELLY, McCONNELL, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Chris Barfield, an African-American man, entered a Commerce Bank branch in Wichita, Kansas, and requested change for a $50 bill. He was refused change on the ground that he was not an account-holder. The next day, Chris Barfield's father, James Barfield, asked a white friend, John Polson, to make the same request from the bank. Mr. Polson was given change, and the teller never asked whether he held an account with the bank. A few minutes...

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