Legal Opinion

Lehman BROWN, Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 20, 1979No. 78-1834PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Lehman Brown appeals from the judgment entered in an action brought against his former employer, General Motors, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for religious discrimination in violation of Section 703(a)(1), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l). Brown asserts that his discharge violated the Act’s requirement that employers reasonably accommodate employee religious beliefs. 1 The trial court, the Honorable Russell G. Clark, found that accommodation of Brown’s religious belief would result in more than de minimus cost to his employer under the principles stated by the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. HardisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Rodges REDMOND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GAF CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
  3. John H. DRAPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
  4. Anderson v. General Dynamics Convair Aerospace DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  5. CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Curtis L. MANN, Trustee in Bankruptcy of William H. Blakely, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. Donald Barth v. Bruce S. Gelb, Director, United States Information AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
  2. Danny R. Smith v. Pyro Mining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  3. Marvin BRENER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DIAGNOSTIC CENTER HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. Dean v. Municipality of Metropolitan SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Angeline S. Protos v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986

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