Legal Opinion
Sammie J. RODGERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FISHER BODY DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1984No. 83-1022PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. POTTER, District Judge.
Defendant Fisher Body Division, General Motors Corporation (General Motors), appeals from a judgment entered in an employment discrimination suit. 575 F.Supp. 12 (W.D.Mich.1982). Suit was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f) et seq., Title VII of the Civil flights Act of 1964. Plaintiff waived his Title VII claims at the close of the case. The plaintiff, Sammie J. Rodgers, a black man, asserted that General Motors intentionally discriminated against him because of his race. The jury awarded plaintiff $300,000 compensatory and $500,000…
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