Legal Opinion
Smith v. F.W. Morse Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 12, 1996No. 95-1556PublishedCited by 359 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, the plaintiff invites us to overrule the district court’s adverse decision under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of *4181964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000e-17 (1988) (Title VII), and to reinstate her common law causes of action for breach of contract and 'wrongful discharge. We decline the invitation in all its aspects.
I. BACKGROUND
We chronicle the events that preceded the filing of suit and then recount what transpired thereafter.
A. Chronology of Events.
Damar Plastics & Metal Fabricators, Inc. (Damar) operated a job shop in Somers-worth, New Hampshire, where…
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