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ELSTON v. PAAL

No. 76-373.

550 S.W.2d 771 (1977)

Joseph ELSTON d/b/a Miller-Elston Mortuary, Incorporated and Magnolia Lodge No. 60, Free and Accepted Masons of Arkansas, Appellants, v. Dr. Nicholas PAAL, Sam English, Marilyn Glasgow, Bill Norris and James Chudleigh, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 1.

May 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pope, Pratt, Shamburger, Buffalo & Ross by Robert D. Ross, Little Rock, for appellant.

Solloway & Cronkhite, by Lanny K. Solloway, Little Rock, for appellees.

Philip W. Ragsdale, Little Rock, for Magnolia Lodge No. 60, Free and Accepted Masons of Ark.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

The appellant, a corporation owned by Joseph Elston, owns and operates a funeral home in Little Rock. Elston testified that the inadequacy of his facilities led to a decline in his volume of business. He decided to acquire a larger building and, being black himself, sought such a building in a predominantly black neighborhood. This resulted in his entering into a contract to purchase the vacant...

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