Legal Opinion
Karen Devine v. Stone, Leyton & Gershman, P.C.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1996No. 96-1548PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Karen Devine appeals from a judgment dismissing her claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et. seq., and the Missouri Human Rights Act, Mo.Rev.Stat. §§ 213.010 et. seq. Devine alleged that she was fired, from her job at Stone, Leyton & Gershman, P.C. (SL & G) because she had complained of sexual harassment, and alternatively, because of her sex. The district court1 granted SL & G’s motion for summary judgment on the Title VII claim because it found that SL & G was not an “employer” under the statute, and dismissed the…
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