Legal Opinion
Gavin v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 23, 1979No. Civ. A. 77-1424PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHILL, District Judge.
This case is before us on the defendant’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Rule 56.
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Background
Plaintiff, Charles R. Gavin, a Jehovah’s Witness, was employed as a “service operator” at the defendant Peoples Natural Gas Company in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, in 1974. One of his job assignments was raising and lowering the company’s American flag, but he refused to do so because he asserted that this act was in conflict with his religious convictions. As a result, he was…
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