Legal Opinion
Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1972No. 28959PublishedCited by 425 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This appeal is taken from a judgment rendered for the defendant, General Motors Corporation, in a suit alleging racial discrimination in employment practices in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e-2. 1
Employees Jake Rowe, Willie Williams and Clarence Williams, Negroes, brought their charge of racial discrimination against GM’s Atlanta plant (GMAD Lakewood plant), because of the system of transfer and promotion utilized by GM to determine which employees are suitable for transfer from hourly jobs to salaried jobs. 2 GM contends…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- John Martin Oatis, David Johnson, Sr., and R. T. Young v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Dr. N. Jay ROGERS Et Al., Petitioners-Appellees, v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Respondent-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by425 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Barbara J. HENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DUNDEE, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- 9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 211, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9931 Sandra Wetzel and Mari Ross, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Equal Opportunity Commission as Amicus Curiae v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 451, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,741 John Senter, Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Loretta Wilson v. B/E Aerospace, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
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