Legal Opinion
Kirby v. Colony Furniture Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1980No. 78-1808PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellants William Kirby,1 Grathey Nelson and Lemuel Mims, on behalf of themselves and the class they represent, appeal from the judgment of the district court on their Title VII employment discrimination claim. For reversal appellants argue that the trial court erred (1) in refusing to certify the class of black employees at Colony Furniture Co. (Colony) for the purposes of monetary relief as well as injunctive relief and (2) in failing to find classwide racial discrimination in Colony’s promotional policies, Colony’s use of the “leadman” classification and Colony’s…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by75 opinions
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