Legal Opinion

Martha D. YOUNG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 5, 1975No. 74--1306PublishedCited by 258 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Congress, through Title VII,1 has provided the courts with a means to preserve religious diversity from forced religious conformity. In this Title VII case brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5, plaintiff-appellant Young claims that her former employer, defendant-appellee Southwestern Savings & Loan Association [Southwestern], discharged her in circumstances amounting to religious discrimination. After a trial without a jury, the district court found that although plaintiff’s complaint of ill use was not entirely unfounded, she had not been fired but had resigned her…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Charles B. RILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross Appellee, v. the BENDIX CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee-Cross AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  2. McCann L. Reid v. Memphis Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
  3. Hardison v. Trans World AirlinesDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1974
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Brennan's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  5. J. P. Steven & Co., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Industrial Union Department, Afl-Cio, and Textile Workers Union of America, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by258 opinions

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  2. Barbara J. HENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DUNDEE, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  3. Mark Laster v. City of KalamazooCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  4. Campbell v. Florida Steel Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Bryant v. CEO DeKalb Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009

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