Willie HIGGINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA Ex Rel. OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellant

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Willie Higgins, a black, was employed by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission in 1967. He resigned in October 1976, claiming the Commission had failed to promote him because of his race. After exhausting his administrative remedies, he brought this action alleging discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. The district court entered judgment in his favor. The Commission appeals, contending there is insufficient evidence to support the finding of discrimination. Alternatively, the Commission argues that the…