Legal Opinion
Mrs. Lorena W. Weeks v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company v. Mrs. Lorena W. Weeks
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1969No. 25725_1PublishedCited by 308 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, District Judge:
This appeal and cross-appeal present important unsettled questions concerning the proper interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e et seq. Mrs. Lorena W. Weeks brought this suit against her employer, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company (hereinafter Southern Bell) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e-5(e). Mrs. Weeks, an employee of the Company for 19 years, claims that the Company’s refusal to consider her application for the position of switchman constituted discrimination based solely on sex, in violation of 42 U. S.C. Sec.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- A. H. Phillips, Inc. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Lynda L. Choate v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by308 opinions
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- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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