Legal Opinion
Jesse B. Davis and Richard Lorence Harris v. Monsanto Chemical Company, Teamsters Local 299
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1988No. 87-1505PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Jesse B. Davis and Richard L. Harris appeal the district court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of the Monsanto Chemical Company in this action alleging *347racial harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1201 et seq.
During their employment with Monsanto, both Davis and Harris, black males, had disciplinary problems, largely stemming from unauthorized absences. As both men approached the termination phase of Monsanto’s…
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