Legal Opinion
Tancredo R. VERZOSA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC., Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1978No. 76-2627PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court found that appellant Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith had refused to promote appellee Verzosa, a Filipino, from a supervisory clerical position to account executive solely because of his race. The company appealed. We affirm.
In 1956 appellee was hired in the company’s Seattle office as a clerk. His work record was excellent, and he was promoted regularly. In 1969, however, his application for promotion to account executive was rejected. In 1970 and 1971 appellee reapplied for promotion. His application was again rejected. In 1973 a Filipino organization urged…
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