Legal Opinion

Virgie M. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. ANGELICA UNIFORM GROUP, INC., Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 20, 1985No. 84-1824PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Virgie M. Johnson appeals from the district court’s 1 judgment in favor of defendant Angelica Uniform Group, Inc., (Angelica) in her suit brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. Johnson alleged that she was unlawfully discharged because of religious discrimination. The district court, however, fpund that Johnson was discharged because of excessive absenteeism. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. Facts

Angelica hired Johnson to work at its Summersville, Missouri plant on April 10, 1978.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. HardisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Johnnie F. TURPEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  3. Lehman BROWN, Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  4. CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Curtis L. MANN, Trustee in Bankruptcy of William H. Blakely, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Charita D. Chalmers v. Tulon Company of RichmondCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
  2. Dean G. VETTER, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant/AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  3. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
  4. Jesse L. Cook v. Chrysler Corporation United Automobile Aerospace, Agricultural Implement Workers Local 110Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  5. Kelsey Nobach v. Woodland Village Nursing Ctr, etCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015

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