Wilma L. SCHWENKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SKAGGS ALPHA BETA, INC., Defendanb-Appellee

McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Wilma L. Schwenke, a Polynesian born and raised in Hawaii, brought a civil rights action in the United States District Court for the District of Utah against her erstwhile employer, Skaggs Alpha Beta, Inc. Her claim was that she was denied a job promotion in January, 1985, because of her race. Based on this alleged discriminatory failure to promote, Schwenke’s complaint set forth two causes of action. The first cause of action was a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. (1982). A second cause of action was brought under 42…