Legal Opinion
Jerry M. BLUM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1979No. 78-3536PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff, a discharged former employee of Gulf Oil Corp., seeks relief under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5, and Section 1981, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981, claiming that he was terminated because of his religion and sexual preferences. Finding the district court’s denial of relief proper, we affirm.
Mr. Blum was employed by Gulf in its customer accounts department for ten years. He was given several pay raises and promotions. He was known to be Jewish and was given time off to observe Jewish holidays although not, perhaps, all that he wished.
In 1974 he obtained a real estate license with his…
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