Legal Opinion

Benton v. Kroger Co.

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided February 4, 1986No. C.A. G-85-207PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HUGH GIBSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a former employee of Kroger, alleged that her discharge from employment constituted sex discrimination and retaliation for her claiming Workers’ Compensation under state law. Plaintiff’s sex discrimination claim was brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e. Her claim of retaliatory discharge was based on Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8307c. On October 24,1985, this Court severed plaintiff’s state claim from her Title VII claim, and placed the Title VII claim on the non-jury docket. Now pending before the Court…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. LueckSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of LaborSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Smolarek v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
  2. Patricia A. Lyon v. James A. Whisman Whisman & Associates, P.A., Patricia A. Lyon v. James A. Whisman Whisman & Associates, P.A. James A. Whisman, Jr., Whisman & Associates, P.A.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  3. Nicol v. Imagematrix, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1991
  4. Lepore v. National Tool and Mfg. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
  5. Wallace v. Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1989

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