Legal Opinion

Colleen Donnelly, Cross-Appellant v. Yellow Freight System, Inc., Cross-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 17, 1989No. 88-1733, 88-1797PublishedCited by 111 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Chief Judge.

This case is before us on appeal from a judgment by the district court entered in favor of plaintiff, Colleen Donnelly. Plaintiff brought suit against her employer, defendant Yellow Freight System, Inc., on charges of sex discrimination pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. For the following reasons, we affirm the district court’s decision on all issues, except the court’s order denying an award of prejudgment interest.

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Donnelly applied for a dock-worker position at Yellow Freight on October 26,1982. Although Yellow Freight was…

2Cases cited40 opinions

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  4. Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by111 opinions

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  5. Tucker v. KingstonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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