Legal Opinion
Womack v. Munson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1980No. 79-1306PublishedCited by 198 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
This appeal challenges judgment entered in favor of the defendant in a title VII action that alleged retaliatory discharge from employment.1 Thomas Womack had worked in various positions since 1966 in the county sheriff’s department and the state district prosecutor’s office. He was discharged from employment as a deputy sheriff in 1973, and filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, (EEOC), protesting the discharge.2 In February 1975 he was hired as an investigator by the state prosecutor, Lee Munson. In June 1975 Womack filed a class action suit…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by198 opinions
- Ross v. Communications Satellite Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- John B. Johnson v. University of Cincinnati, Joseph A. Steger, and Donald C. HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Lavaughn Booker v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Alfred G. King v. Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary, United States Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Hubbard v. United Press International, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
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