Legal Opinion
Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 4, 1975No. Nos. 74-1806, 74-1807PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
This case is before the Court on cross-appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, entered on June 10, 1974, approving the report of a special master with respect to the damages due the plaintiff but declining to make an award of attorneys’ fees to plaintiff’s attorneys.
This lawsuit was brought pursuant to the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19641 and challenged the policy of defendant, United Air Lines, Inc., which required that all airline stewardesses be unmarried. The plaintiff, one of a group…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mary Burke Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- National Labor Relations Board v. The Madison Courier, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Shirley Lea, Romona Pinnix and Annie Tinnin v. Cone Mills Corporation, Shirley Lea, Romona Pinnix and Annie Tinnin v. Cone Mills CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Brandenburger v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by50 opinions
- United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Holland v. Boeing CompanyWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- Odessa CARRION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ilona of Hungary, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kallir, Philips, Ross, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
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