Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Gravelle
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 19, 1971No. Civ. A. 70-534-NPublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHROP, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs in this proceeding are twenty-seven (27) black and two (2) white former employees of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) who were discharged for engaging in an unlawful walkout against the WSSC; four (4) current black employees of the WSSC who intervened after this action commenced; and one minor black woman suing through her fa ther for the denial of employment by the WSSC, who likewise intervened after this action commenced. The defendants are the six (6) members of the Commission being sued personally as well as in their official…
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