Legal Opinion
Hazel TUFT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDonnell DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1978No. 77-1703PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALBOT SMITH, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff, Hazel Tuft, an employee of defendant, brought this action against her employer, McDonnell Douglas Corporation (McDonnell Douglas), alleging that defendant has discriminated against her, in its employment practices, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. 1 A second count, based on the same alleged discrimination, was filed as a class action.
After a pretrial class hearing, the district court denied certification of the suit as a class action. Trial on the merits followed after which the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Nolvert P. SCOTT, Jr., Appellant, Etc. v. the UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Et Al.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Tate v. Weyerhaeuser Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Belcher v. Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Fields v. Village of SkokieDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
- Sample v. Monsanto Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 2003
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