Legal Opinion
William G. Hembree, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Georgia Power Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1981No. 80-7054PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
In 1972 plaintiff was employed by defendant Georgia Power Company [the Company] in an other than temporary position in the Company’s General Repair Shop. At that time, he terminated his employment in order to enter the armed forces. In 1974, while serving in active duty, plaintiff sustained an injury which left him functionally blind in one eye; he was subsequently honorably discharged. Plaintiff then sought reemployment with the Company as an apprentice electrician. At the time he applied for reinstatement, plaintiff had accumulated enough seniority to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Alabama Power Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- McKinney v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Tilton v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Coffy v. Republic Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Samuel C. Hanna, Cross-Appellee v. American Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. California State Board of EqualizationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Earl J. Reopell v. Commonwealth of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Clinchfield Coal Company v. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, United Mine Workers of America, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Osterneck v. E.T. Barwick Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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