Legal Opinion

Almus WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ALICEVILLE, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 10, 1986No. 85-7089PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellant Almus Wilson, a black male, sought injunctive and declaratory relief, back pay and punitive damages under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as ■ amended, and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 against appellee, City of Aliceville, Alabama, alleging that the City refused to hire him as a police officer or chief of police on account of his race.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant Almus Wilson appeals the district court affirmance of an advisory jury verdict in favor of the City of Aliceville on his Title VII claim.

Appellant served in Aliceville’s Police…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
Richard JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
E.J. Wilson, Dearest Davis, and Cassandra Linder, Plaintiffs v. Roland AttawayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by50 opinions

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