Legal Opinion
Percy H. GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1972No. 20596PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Percy Green, a black citizen, brought this action against McDonnell-Douglas Corporation (McDonnell) under Title VII1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, seeking relief from the latter’s allegedly discriminatory conduct in denying Green employment in July 1965. Green also pressed a claim that McDonnell had discharged him from a job in August 1964 for reasons of race in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court denied Green any relief. Green v. McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, 318 F.Supp. 846 (E.D.Mo.1970). Green prosecutes this timely appeal. For the reasons stated…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Dorothy P. Robinson v. Lorillard Corporation (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Rush Pettway and Peter J. Wrenn v. American Cast Iron Pipe CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Carter v. GallagherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by63 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Johnson v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. N. L. Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Womack v. MunsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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