Legal Opinion

Willie A. HUTCHINGS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 19, 1970No. 28750_1PublishedCited by 126 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Willie A. Hutchings commenced this action against United States Industries, Inc. (the Company) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. He charged that on two occasions the Company denied him a promotion solely because of his race or color. The District Court granted the Company’s motion for a summary judgment. This appeal by Hutchings principally requires us to determine whether an employee who has utilized the grievance-arbitration machinery available to him under a collective bargaining agreement, should be deemed to have made an…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. John Martin Oatis, David Johnson, Sr., and R. T. Young v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by126 opinions

  1. Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 451, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,741 John Senter, Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
  3. Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
  4. Mary Burke Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
  5. Saul MacKlin v. Spector Freight Systems, Inc. Saul MacKlin v. Drivers, Chauffeurs and Helpers, Local Union No. 639Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973

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