Legal Opinion
Shirley FERRILL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE PARKER GROUP, INC., Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 1999No. 97-7013PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALAIMO, Senior District Judge:
Appellant, The Parker Group, Inc. (“TPG”), appeals the District Court’s order granting summary judgment to plaintiff-ap-pellee, Shirley Ferrill, on Ferrill’s claim of race discrimination in job assignment in violation of Title 42 of the United States Code, section 1981. TPG argues that the District Court erred in finding TPG liable under § 1981 despite the District Court’s finding that TPG had no racial animus. TPG also appeals the jury award of compensatory and punitive damages.
Because this appeal involves the grant of a motion for summary judgment, we review…
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