Legal Opinion
Wylene WATSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL LINEN SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1982No. 81-5658PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Wylene Watson appeals a verdict exonerating National Linen Service (National) of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e et seq., in an action alleging (1) denial of promotion, (2) improper discharge, and (3) refusal to rehire. Because we find the factual findings of the district court clearly erroneous, we reverse and remand.
Wylene Watson, a black female, is an employee of the National Linen Service in Tampa, Florida. She was employed in the laundry department, but her ambition was to become a route operator. Route operators are truck drivers who deliver…
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