1997 issue of the Michigan Family Law Journal.
Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.
The facts are simple enough. The plaintiffs, an unmarried couple, in response to an ad, attempted to rent a residential unit from the defendants. The defendants upon learning that the plaintiffs were not married to each other, refused to conclude a rental agreement. Mr. Hoffius said it was against his religious beliefs to do so. The plaintiffs filed a complaint presumably alleging discrimination.