Legal Opinion
Franklin v. CROSBY TYPE. CO. & INT'L TYPO. UNION
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided January 23, 1976No. Civ. A. CA 4-74-240PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MAHON, District Judge.
This is a suit in which Plaintiff Morris W. Franklin, a black citizen of the United States and resident of Tarrant County, Texas, is suing his former employer and union for back pay, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, and injunctive relief. Franklin contends that he was denied twelve months experience credit as an apprentice printer, that he lost wages because the twelve month experience credit was denied, that he was discharged, and that the local union refused to represent him. He alleges that all of these things occurred solely because of his race.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Johnson v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Guerra v. Manchester Terminal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Robert FLOWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CROUCH-WALKER CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Civil Rights Commission v. Chrysler Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- Otis HIGGINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GATES RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Capers v. Long Island RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Hayden v. ATLANTA NEWSPAPERS, ETC.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1982
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