Legal Opinion
Doris MOSBY, Appellant, v. WEBSTER COLLEGE, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1977No. 76-2064PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Doris Mosby, a black woman, brought this action against Webster College, her former employer, under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 2000e, et seq., alleging that the college discriminated against her on the basis of race by declining to renew her teaching contract and in refusing to promote her to the rank of full professor. The district court 1 denied relief, holding that the college showed its actions to have been taken for valid nondiscriminatory reasons. We affirm.
Dr. Mosby, who holds a Ph.D. in clinical child psychology, was hired by Webster College for the…
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