Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Western & Southern Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 1992No. Nos. 90-3859, 91-1057PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
John Taylor and Carolyn Taylor, husband and wife, each sold life insurance as employees of Western and Southern Life Insurance Company and Western-Southern Life Assurance Company (collectively “Western-Southern”). After a series of racially discriminatory incidents, Mrs. Taylor was fired and Mr. Taylor resigned. Mr. Taylor filed a race discrimination claim with the EEOC and received a right to sue letter. Together, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor brought suit against Western-Southern, alleging that the conditions of their employment and termination violated 42 U.S.C. § 1981,…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- John L. Taylor v. Western And Southern Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992