Legal Opinion
Johnnie A. REED, Appellant, v. ARLINGTON HOTEL COMPANY, INC., Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1973No. 71-1726PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Johnnie A. Reed, a black, brought this suit on behalf of himself and blacks as a class, contending that the defendant, Arlington Hotel, Inc., of Hot Springs, Arkansas, has violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a) (1), through racially discriminatory employment practices.
Reed worked as a bellman at the Arlington Hotel. On February 17, 1969, the chief bellman ordered him and two other black bellmen to help unload a truck. All three refused on the grounds that - such a task was not included as part of a bellman’s duties. Reed and the others…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Richard JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Louisiana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Follette v. BurgosSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by101 opinions
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- 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 451, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,741 John Senter, Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- James JOHNSON and Benjamin White, Appellants, v. BUNNY BREAD COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- 15 Fair empl.prac.cas. 827, 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7842 Patrick James v. Stockham Valves and Fittings Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Dolores DONINGER Et Al., Appellants, v. PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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