Legal Opinion
Adcock v. Chrysler Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1999No. 97-55607PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether the contemplated car dealer franchise agreement at issue created an employment relationship so as to trigger the protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 (1994) (“Title VII”). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Appellee Chrysler Corporation (“Chrysler”), ruling that it did not. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
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Appellant Sherrie Ann Adcock (“Adcock”) brought suit against Chrysler1 under Title VII, alleging that Chrysler’s refusal to award…
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