Legal Opinion
Bristow v. Drake Street Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 1, 1994No. Nos. 92-1381, 92-1409 and 92-1497PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
John Powers is the author and producer of the play Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? After its initial run, he took the show on the road between 1984 and 1987. Susan Bristow, whom Powers employed as associate producer of the play throughout its second run but fired before the expiration of her contract, brought this suit against him and two companies that he controls (we can ignore the companies). Contending that he fired her because she refused to yield to his sexual importunings, Bristow charges sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil…
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