Legal Opinion
Marcus Jones, Willie B. Hodge, Clifton Nickels and Clarence L. Irving v. Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1970No. 464-69_1PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs-appellants, four Negro truck drivers employed by defendant-ap-pellee Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc., allege in their complaint that the company’s refusal to grant requested transfers was an unlawful employment practice in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. The case was heard on answers to interrogatories and stipulated testimony. The district court found that the company’s no-transfer policy was established for “rational and bona fide considerations” and was indiscriminately applied. Relief was denied, Jones…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by171 opinions
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