Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.

ORDER

EDENFIELD, District Judge.

This action is before the court on plaintiff’s motion to strike the defendant’s timely demand for a jury trial. The substance of plaintiff’s contention is that the issues involved in this case *329are essentially equitable in nature and not appropriate for trial by jury.

The facts are relatively simple as they stand at this point. The plaintiff, Johnson, was discharged by the defendant in March, 1966, allegedly “because of his race or color”. Defendant contends the discharge was for a different cause: the unsatisfactory attendance record of the plaintiff. Johnson…