Legal Opinion
Paxton v. Union National Bank
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1982No. Nos. 81-1650, 81-1656 and 81-1657PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 519 F.Supp. 136, denying each of the named plaintiffs and intervenors relief, refusing to certify a class action and holding that the Union National Bank of Little Rock did not discriminate against black applicants or employees in any aspect of the employment relationship. We affirm the district court insofar as it denied relief to Melvin Paxton, Katrina Terry and George Spann, and to the extent that it refused to certify a class of black applicants. We hold,…
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