Legal Opinion
Tippett v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided August 24, 1970No. C-177-D-69PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GORDON, District Judge.
Allegations
The plaintiffs on July 2, 1965, were female employees of the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company (“Liggett & Myers”) plant in Durham, North Carolina, and members of Local 176, Tobacco Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (“Local 176”). During that month, due to a reduction in the work force, they were laid off when males of lesser seniority who performed jobs within plaintiffs’ capabilities were retained.
Between the layoff and June of 1967 when plaintiffs were recalled, Liggett & Myers and Local 176 renegotiated the seniority article…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- American Finance System Inc. v. HarlowDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1974
- Quinn v. Bowmar Publishing Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1978
- Loo v. GerargeDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1974
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