Legal Opinion
Alice BOBO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ITT, CONTINENTAL BAKING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1981No. 80-1671PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue raised by this appeal is whether 42 U.S.C. § 1981, derived primarily from the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 14 Stat. 27, 1 encompasses claims of sex discrimination. The clear answer is that it does not.
Alice Bobo, a black woman, brought this action against her former employer ITT, Continental Baking Company (ITT). She alleged that ITT discharged her because she had refused to wear a hat that co-employees allegedly were not required to wear. She also averred that prior to her firing, she had been the victim of other discriminatory employment conditions…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Runyon v. McCrarySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Ambrose Daigle v. Gulf State Utilities Co., Local Union Number 2286Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Anjelino v. New York Times Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Jeetendra Bhandari v. First National Bank of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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