Legal Opinion

Quarles v. Philip Morris, Incorporated

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided January 4, 1968No. Civ. A. 4544PublishedCited by 167 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF THE COURT

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge

(by designation).

Douglas H. Quarles, plaintiff, and Ephriam Briggs intervening plaintiff, Negro employees of Philip Morris, Inc., and members of Local 203 of the Tobacco Workers International Union, brought this action on their own behalf and on behalf of other Negroes similarly situated, against the company, the union and the president of the union, to enjoin them from violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.). Quarles sued the company; upon Briggs’ intervention, the union and its president were joined as…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Humphrey v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Gussie MICKEL, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE and/or Exide Battery Service, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  5. Emmett J. STEBBINS, Appellant, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by167 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Dorothy P. Robinson v. Lorillard Corporation (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
  5. Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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