Legal Opinion
James JOHNSON and Benjamin White, Appellants, v. BUNNY BREAD COMPANY, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1981No. 80-1215PublishedCited by 354 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, James Johnson and Benjamin White, both black men, individually brought suit against appellee, Bunny Bread Company (Bunny Bread), alleging that Bunny Bread had engaged in discriminatory and unlawful employment practices in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 §§ 703-704, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 to 3. 1 Following a bench trial, the district court 2 found that each appellant failed to establish a prima facie case. Alternatively, assuming such a case was made by Johnson, the district court found the case was rebutted by a showing of non-pretextual…
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3Cited by354 opinions
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