Legal Opinion
Block v. R.H. Macy & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1983No. 81-2382PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Betty Block brought this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., and under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. She claimed that her discharge from employment with the defendant resulted from racial discrimination. The jury returned a verdict in her favor in the § 1981 action, and awarded $20,000 in compensatory damages and $60,000 in punitive damages. The district court (a magistrate presiding with the parties’ consent) made findings in plaintiff’s favor on the Title VII cause of action.1
Although there were conflicts on some points,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Darla G. Hall, Patty J. Baxter and Jeannette Ticknor v. Gus Construction Co., Inc. And John MundorfCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Price v. City of Charlotte, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Palmer RAMSEY, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN AIR FILTER CO., INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Margie P. Hollins v. Robert Lee PowellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Jimmie Wilmington v. J.I. Case Company, Jimmie Wilmington v. J.I. Case CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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