Legal Opinion
Dell Courtney KING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GULF OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1978No. 78-1563PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
King, the appellant, a black person, was employed by Gulf Oil from September, 1974 to January, 1975, when he was discharged. King filed suit against Gulf alleging that his discharge was the result of racial discrimination against blacks, and seeking to represent a class of black applicants and employees (other than those covered by collective bargaining agreements).
In June, 1977, the court ordered an evi-dentiary hearing to be held on August 5, 1977, at 9:30 a. m. Apparently no evidence was presented at that time, and both parties agree in their briefs that the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
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- Jones v. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- W. F. Chaney v. City of Galveston, Earl J. Smith & Co., Inc. v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- B. H. Bunn Co., Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Aaa Replacement Parts Co., Inc., Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Sherry A. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, Kenneth H. Molberg, Et Al., Appellants, v. WAL-MART STORES (NO. 471), Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Dr. Janet I. Merrill v. Southern Methodist UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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