Phila. couple’s hotel discrimination suit going to trial in Mich.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - An appeals court says a jury should decide whether a black couple were victims of racial discrimination when they couldn't book their wedding reception at an Ann Arbor hotel.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - An appeals court says a jury should decide whether a black couple were victims of racial discrimination when they couldn't book their wedding reception at an Ann Arbor hotel.
A federal judge in Detroit had ruled in favor of the hotel and dismissed the case. But an appeals court said Thursday the case should go to trial because there's a significant dispute over the facts.
Alfreda and Devon Keck say they made numerous visits in 2004 to the Crowne Plaza Hotel, now known as the Kensington Court hotel, to discuss a wedding reception the next year.
The Philadelphia couple repeatedly were put off, usually because they were told the wedding specialist wasn't available.
The hotel owner denies any discrimination and claims it was going through staff changes.