Legal Opinion
Charles E. LIGONS, Appellant, v. BECHTEL POWER CORPORATION, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1980No. 79-1848PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Charles E. Ligons appeals from a judgment of the district court 1 rejecting his claims brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. 2 In that action Ligons alleged that his employer, Bechtel Power Corporation, had discriminated against him on the basis of race in its employment testing and layoff practices.
Following a hearing, the district court denied Ligons’ claim, finding that Bechtel had rebutted Ligons’ prima facie case of disparate treatment and that Ligons had failed .to establish by competent evidence that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Board of Trustees of Keene State College v. SweeneySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Kirby v. Colony Furniture Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Elsie Mae HEYMANN, Appellant, v. TETRA PLASTICS CORPORATION, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Iowa Civil Rights Commission v. Woodbury County Community Action AgencyCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1981
- Mary Josephine WOOD, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Brunetti v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1981
- Fancher v. NimmoDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1982
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