Legal Opinion
Nora C. BELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BIRMINGHAM LINEN SERVICE, Etc., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 30, 1983No. 81-7849PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Nora Bell brought this suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e — 2000e-17 (1976 & Supp. V 1981) alleging that Birmingham Linen Service declined to promote her, or “constructively demoted” her, because she was a woman. Following a non-jury trial, the district court concluded that Ms. Bell had failed to carry her burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that she was the victim of gender discrimination. The district court erred in applying the relevant legal principles; we therefore vacate the judgment and remand the case for…
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