Legal Opinion
46 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1329, 46 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,955 Bernice Bennett, Cross-Appellee v. Corroon & Black Corp., Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1988No. 87-3474PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Bernice Bennett brought this Title VII suit against her employer, Corroon & Black of Louisiana, Inc., alleging sexual harassment. The district court rendered summary judgment in favor of the employer. Though we are in disagreement with the grounds stated by that court, we affirm the judgment.
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On December 5, 1985 Bennett was told by a fellow employee that there were obscene cartoons bearing her name posted in the public men’s room of their office building. At the end of that day Bennett obtained four of the cartoons, which are before us in this record and which depict…
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