Legal Opinion

Samuel Culpepper, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Reynolds Metals Company, Defendant-Appellee-Cross

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 8, 1970No. 27547PublishedCited by 206 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Samuel Culpepper, filed an action on October 24, 1968, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981 and Title YII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e et seq. alleging racial discrimination in the employment practices of ap-pellee, Reynolds Metals Company, and specifically in the denial of a promotion to the position of relief slitter operator.

Samuel Culpepper, a 48-year old Negro, was originally employed at Reynolds’ Atlanta Colorweld plant in 1955. The plant is primarily concerned…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. John Martin Oatis, David Johnson, Sr., and R. T. Young v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  5. Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by206 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  2. McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
  5. Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

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