Legal Opinion

Jane Andre v. The Bendix Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 3, 1985No. 84-2296PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Jane Andre was hired by defendant The Bendix Corporation for a supervisory position in its Energy Controls Division in South Bend, Indiana, at least in part on the basis of her sex. She was fired within a year, and brought this Title VII action alleging that the termination was also on the basis of her sex. After a bench trial, the district court found that Andre had been fired on account of her sex, and awarded her $186,092 in lost wages as well as ordering that she be reinstated. 584 F.Supp. 1485 (N.D.Ind.1984). Bendix appeals, raising two issues: first, that…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. AikensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Robert FLOWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CROUCH-WALKER CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Trudy WALTON, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED CONSUMERS CLUB, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  2. Jessie Berger v. Iron Workers Reinforced Rodmen Local 201, International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron WorkersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
  3. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Cross-Appellee v. Sears, Roebuck & Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  4. Pepsico, Inc., a Corporation v. William E. Redmond, Jr., and the Quaker Oats Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. Ratliff v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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