Legal Opinion
Ava WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., Appellee; Ava WILLIAMS, Appellee, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1981No. 80-2165, 81-1004PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
This is an action under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Ava Williams, a black, alleges that her discharge from employment with Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) was the result of racial discrimination. TWA defended her discharge for alleged reasons of neglect of duty. The district court, the Honorable Scott O. Wright presiding, found that Williams’ discharge was in violation of both civil rights acts and awarded damages of $1,912.90, plus costs and $5,000 attorney’s fees. The plaintiff…
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