Legal Opinion
Andrew W. KING, Appellant, v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC., Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1975No. 74-2005PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
In a case tried to the court, plaintiff Andrew W. King claimed that he was discharged from employment by defendant Yellow Freight System, Inc. (“Yellow”) on account of his race, in violation of Section 703(a)(1) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. The District Court 1 entered a judgment in favor of the defendant, and this appeal followed.
King, a Black, began work as a truck driver for the St. Louis Terminal of Yellow on September 28, 1968. 2 That day, King knocked down a post when the trailer his…
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- Johnnie A. REED, Appellant, v. ARLINGTON HOTEL COMPANY, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Jack K. MOORE, Appellee, v. CITY OF CHARLOTTE, NC, Appellant, and Charlotte Police Department, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Marceline M. DONALDSON and Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. the PILLSBURY COMPANY Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Barbara Davis v. Joseph A. CalifanoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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- 16 Fair empl.prac.cas. 396, 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8046 Van Davis v. County of Los Angeles, Etc., Van Davis v. County of Los Angeles, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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