Legal Opinion
Winn v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 27, 1983No. Appeal, 2651 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
Before this Court is the appeal of Emily E. Davis Winn (Winn) from the final order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County reversing the decision of the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations (Commission). The Commission determined that Winn had been discriminated against on the basis of race and sex by her employer Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) in three separate instances in which Winn had sought promotion. We now reverse the Court of Common Pleas.
Winn is a black female who had been employed by TWA since March of 1967.1 At the time of the 1979…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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- Gen. Elec. Corp. v. COM. PA. HUM. R. COM.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cain v. HyattDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Harrisburg School District v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Winn v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Human Relations CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Smith v. B & O RailroadCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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