Legal Opinion
Lenda J. WRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWEST BANK, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1977No. 75-3475PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Lenda Wright, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, et seq., alleging that because of her race she was discharged from employment with the defendant Southwest Bank. The trial court, sitting without a jury, entered findings of fact and concluded that the bank did not racially discriminate against Wright when it fired her. The judgment must be vacated and the cause remanded because the court relied on incompetent evidence.
As the trial of the case drew to a close on April 10, 1975 the trial court requested that the defendant submit additional…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Paul E. McDaniel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Kalman Greenhill, Frank Proctor, Jr., A/K/A Francis E. Proctor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- McComb v. McCormackCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
- Thompson v. CarleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- In the Matter of Shelley Furniture, Inc., Bankrupt. Exchange National Bank of Chicago v. Francis J. Curtis, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Vernon Dotson v. Peabody Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Sandoval v. HaganDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1998
- Mrs. Anita Doyle Goodman v. Highlands Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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