Legal Opinion

Mine Safety Appliances Co. v. Berry

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided February 23, 1993No. 91-482-M.PPublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This case came before us on a petition for certiorari filed by the employee, Eula Mae Berry (Berry), seeking review of a judgment entered in the Superior Court vacating an order of the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights (the commission). In an order entered below, the trial justice determined that the commission was clearly erroneous in finding that the employer, Mine Safety Appliances Co. (MSA), discriminated against the employee because of her race. After careful review of the record we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

On May 1, 1989, Berry filed a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. AikensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. Mendonsa v. CoreySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985

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3Cited by41 opinions

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