Legal Opinion
Elijah KING, Appellant, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY Et Al., Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1976No. 74-2027PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a trainman employed by Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on May 9, 1972. His claim, as stated in his charge, was that at the time of his re-employment in June, 1970, he had been denied his seniority, acquired during his previous employment with the defendant railroad. This denial, he said, was discriminatory because the employer “rehired drunks with full seniority and vacation rights.” The EEOC seems to have taken no action on the charge but it did issue a suit letter on behalf of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Doris R. COLLINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Martha v. GILBERT Et Al., Appellees, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by121 opinions
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- Belinda MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NANNIE AND THE NEWBORNS, INC.; Business Solutions, Inc.; Larry D. Gudgel, Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Marilyn M. Mulhall v. Advance Security, Inc., Figgie International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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