Legal Opinion
Palmer RAMSEY, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN AIR FILTER CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 30, 1985No. 84-2803PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee, Palmer Ramsey, brought suit against his former employer, American Air Filter Co., Inc., alleging that it discriminated against him on the basis of race in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Specifically, plaintiff charged that defendant discriminated against him by treating him differently from other, nonminority employees by denying him certain transfer opportunities, by subjecting him to improper lay-off procedures, and by subjecting him to racial harassment. After a jury trial, the jury returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor, assessing…
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