Legal Opinion
Bettye J. SMITH, Appellant, v. MERCHANTS & FARMERS BANK OF WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1978No. 77-1467PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves an interlocutory appeal from an order of the District Court 1 denying class action certification. Bettye J. Smith alleges that Merchants & Farmers Bank has a continuing policy of systematic employment discrimination against blacks and women. The District Court concluded that the class action aspect of the case did not come within the purview of Fed.R.Civ.P. 23. We affirm.
Smith is an employee of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Houston, Texas. In July 1974 she was without work and sought employment at the Merchants & Farmers Bank of West Helena, Arkansas. It is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rubylee Davis, in No. 73-1249. v. George W. Romney, Individually and in His Capacity as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in No. 73-1420Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Jones v. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Samuel WRIGHT, Appellant, v. STONE CONTAINER CORP., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Yaffe v. PowersCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Price v. Lucky Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Coleman v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Parkhill v. Minnesota Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1999
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