Legal Opinion

Mary GLASS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PETRO-TEX CHEMICAL CORP., Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 22, 1985No. 84-2164PublishedCited by 141 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff Mary Glass filed a sex-discrimination suit against her former employer, Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation (“Petro-Tex”), pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. She contended, inter alia, that PetroTex refused to promote her to payroll manager in 1969 and again in 1974 because she was a woman and that the company constructively discharged her in 1974 in retaliation for complaints she made regarding the company’s allegedly discriminatory treatment. Following a bench trial, the district court entered a final judgment for…

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3Cited by141 opinions

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