Legal Opinion
Mary L. BOWERS, Appellant, v. KRAFT FOODS CORP., Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1979No. 79-1272PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision dismissing appellant Bowers’ claims of racial discrimination in job classification, promotion and pay, and awarding the prevailing defendant, her employer Kraft Foods Corp., attorney’s fees. Bowers initially filed this suit on May 7, 1974, as a class action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. The case was dismissed without prejudice on the eve of trial and on December 6, 1977, Bowers filed the instant complaint.
Count I of Bowers’ complaint, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., was dismissed…
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3Cited by43 opinions
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