Legal Opinion
Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 21, 2006No. 05-379PublishedCited by 380 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioners Anthony Ash and John Hithon were superintendents at a poultry plant owned and operated by respondent Tyson Foods, Inc. Petitioners, who are African-American, sought promotions to fill two open shift manager positions, but two white males were selected instead. Alleging that Tyson had discriminated on account of race, petitioners sued under Rev. Stat. § 1977, 42 U. S. C. § 1981, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 253, as amended, 42 U. S. C. §2000e et seq.
A trial proceeded in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. At the close of…
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