Legal Opinion

General Motors Corp. v. Fair Employment Practices Division of the Council on Human Relations of St. Louis

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 18, 1978No. 60141PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RENDLEN, Judge.

The Fair Employment Practices Division of the Council on Human Relations of the City of St. Louis (Division) and its individual members appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of St. Louis City reversing the Division’s order finding General Motors Corporation (General Motors) guilty of discriminatory employment practices under St. Louis City Ordinance 51512.

Forrest Syms, a probationary employee of General Motors, filed a complaint with the Division, charging racial discrimination in General Motors’ termination of his employment. Complainant had previously worked at the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. WigginsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  5. State Ex Rel. Phelps v. McQueenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Hansome v. Northwestern Cooperage Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  2. Midstate Oil Co. v. Missouri Commission on Human RightsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  3. Prokopf v. WhaleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  4. Cape Motor Lodge, Inc. v. City of Cape GirardeauSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
  5. Consumer Contact Co. v. State Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980

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