Legal Opinion

Stephen J. HARMON, Appellant, v. MAY BROADCASTING COMPANY, D/B/A KMTV Color Television Center, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 19, 1978No. 78-1187PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant, Stephen J. Harmon, a white male, brought suit in the District of Nebraska, alleging that his discharge by May Broadcasting Company, doing business as KMTV Color Television Center, constituted racial discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l) 1 and the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution. The District Court 2 struck appellant’s request for a jury trial and after trial dismissed the complaint with prejudice. Harmon filed a timely appeal.

We join the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits in holding that jury trials need…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dorothy P. Robinson v. Lorillard Corporation (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
  2. Richard JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Slack v. HavensCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975

3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. KnudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. McKinley v. City of EloyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  3. Dennis Skinner, and Cross-Appellant v. Total Petroleum, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  4. Christine A. Craft, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Metromedia, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  5. Janie McGhee v. Daniel D. Draper, Superintendent Daniel D. Draper Floyd E. Mott Montie Jones Jerry Stafford Don Larmon and Quentin RileyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981

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