Legal Opinion
Dorothy P. Robinson v. Lorillard Corporation (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1971No. 15098, 15099PublishedCited by 575 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is a class action arising under Title YII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Plaintiffs are representative members of the class comprised of those Negro employees hired prior to May 31, 1962, into the blending, cutting, service, and shipping and receiving departments of the Lorillard Corporation plant in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Lorillard Corporation is named as defendant, as are the Tobacco Workers International Union and its Local No. 317, the bargaining representatives for the employees of the Greensboro plant. At issue is…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by575 opinions
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- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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