Legal Opinion
Roebuck, Dr. James R. v. Drexel University
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 26, 1988No. 87-1301PublishedCited by 223 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
James R. Roebuck, a disappointed academic tenure candidate, sued his former employer, Drexel University, alleging that but for discrimination on account of his race, he would have acquired tenure. The suit was grounded on both 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1982) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17 (1982).
In the § 1981 suit the jury found for Roebuck, but the district court granted judgment n.o.v. for Drexel, holding that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. Concomitantly the district court found for…
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