Legal Opinion
Deal v. State Farm County Mut. Ins. Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1993No. 93-7201PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Marlene Deal sued Tom Hunt and State Farm 1 alleging violations of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. The district court dismissed the suit for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.
Background
Tom Hunt owns a small independent insurance agency which sells State Farm insurance policies. After working for Hunt for fifteen years, Marlene Deal was discharged by him. Deal sued Hunt and State Farm alleging that the discharge violated Title VII and the ADEA.
Hunt and State Farm moved to dismiss for lack of…
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