Legal Opinion
Hailes v. United Air Lines
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1972No. 71-2860PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant, Clarence Hailes, filed this Title VII lawsuit (42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e et seq.) alleging sex discrimination on the part of United Air Lines (United) in placing a newspaper advertisement for stewardesses under the “Help Wanted — Females” column. Although the facts of this ease are definite and can be simply stated, the legal -result is a novel one in this Circuit.1
*1008On November 25, 1967, United Air Lines placed the above mentioned advertisement in a New Orleans newspaper, but placed no corresponding advertisement under the “Help- Wanted— Male” column. Hailes…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Celio DIAZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Cook & Nichol, Inc. v. The Plimsoll Club, Leo S. WeilCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Gloria Kendall Leblanc and Helen Jenkins Roig v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- William F. Jordan and William A. Rogers, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Montgomery Ward & Co., IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
3Cited by32 opinions
- Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human RelationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joe's Stone Crabs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Alice Sammon v. New Jersey Board Of Medical ExaminersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- National Organization for Women v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Etta Ruth Stroud v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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