Legal Opinion

McCann L. REID, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. MEMPHIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 20, 1975No. 74-1761, 74-1762PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEICK, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Reid has appealed from an order of the District Court denying his motion to assess attorney’s fees against appellee, Memphis Publishing Company. The Publishing Company has cross-appealed from a judgment entered against it in favor of Reid in the amount of $7,349, for damages for allegedly failing to employ him as a copyreader in one of its newspapers, because of his religion.

This is Reid’s second appeal. Our opinion in the first appeal is reported at 468 F.2d 346 (6th Cir. 1972).

In his complaint Reid alleged that the defendant failed to employ him as a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Manhattan General Equipment Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  4. Koshland v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935

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