Legal Opinion
Elizabeth Anderson HISHON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KING & SPALDING, a Partnership, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 1982No. 80-9021PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
A voluntary association of two or more persons established for the purpose of engaging in a common enterprise has traditionally been known as a partnership. It is from within this framework this Court now confronts a novel question of jurisdiction under Title VII. Elizabeth Anderson Hi-shon filed a Title VII action against King & Spalding, a law firm, alleging that it discriminated against her on the basis of sex in its refusal to invite her into its partnership. After considering lengthy and detailed memoranda, Judge Newell Edenfield of the Northern District of Georgia,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Golden State Bottling Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Marilyn Wheeler v. Main HurdmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Richard M. Jones v. The Transohio Savings AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Alan D. Fountain v. Metcalf, Zima & Company, P.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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