Legal Opinion
Charles R. GAVIN, Appellant, v. PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 16, 1980No. 79-1375PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HUYETT, District Judge.
Plaintiff Charles R. Gavin (Gavin), a former service operator for defendant People’s Natural Gas Company (PNGC), has appealed from an Order of the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granting PNGC’s motion for summary judgment. Gavin instituted this employment discrimination case under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1976), after he had been discharged because of his refusal to fulfill one of his job assignments. Claiming that this refusal was religiously mandated, Gavin alleged,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Burton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Gavin v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
3Cited by15 opinions
- Spicer v. HiltonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Kralowec v. Prince George's County, Md.District Court, D. Maryland · 1980
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. MCI International, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
- Belgard v. State of HawaiiDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1995
- Aiello v. City Of WilmingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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