Legal Opinion
Roosevelt Simpson v. Diversitech General, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1991No. 90-3371PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
In this employment discrimination action, plaintiff-appellant Roosevelt Simpson appeals the judgment for defendant-appellee Diversitech General, Inc. (Diversitech). For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment below and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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On January 17, 1989, Simpson filed this action against Diversitech alleging discriminatory discharge in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A three day bench trial began on March 1, 1990, and resulted in a judgment in favor of Diversi-tech. The facts of this case…
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