Clyde L. SISCO, Appellant, v. J. S. ALBERICI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Appellee

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Clyde L. Sisco appeals from the judgment of the District Court 1 dismissing his claim for damages for unlawful discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. He seeks relief against the J. S. Alberici Company, alleging that he was discharged from employment because of his race. Sisco also claims that the District Court wrongly denied his request for a jury trial. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. THE FACTS

Alberici, which engages in the construction business nationally and in the St. Louis,…