Legal Opinion

Larry Blalock v. Metals Trades, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 24, 1985No. 84-3714PublishedCited by 109 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

Larry Blalock appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of the defendant, Metals Trades, Inc. on Blalock’s complaint alleging that Metals Trades discharged him on account of religious discrimination in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment and remand the case to the district court for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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Metals Trades is a closely held corporation principally owned by Wendall Woodward and Arnold Brewer. Woodward and Brewer each own 50 of the 101 shares of stock. The remaining share…

2Cases cited48 opinions

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