Legal Opinion
Marvelle DORNHECKER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MALIBU GRAND PRIX CORP., Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1987No. 87-1009PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
The behavior of a co-worker at the Malibu Grand Prix Corporation proved too racy for Marvelle Dornhecker. She worked there in a corporate staff position for four days in December 1984 before resigning because of sexual harassment to which, she felt, the company was insensitive. This Title VII lawsuit followed, and the district court awarded her $25,000 compensatory damages. Malibu appeals.
We shall assume, without deciding, that Mrs. Dornhecker was the victim of unwelcome sexual harassment that was sufficiently pervasive to alter the conditions of her employment…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- 22 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1191, 23 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,891 Claudette T. Bourque, Cross v. Powell Electrical Manufacturing Company, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Vivienne Rabidue v. Osceola Refining Company, a Division of Texas-American Petrochemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Lana E. Garner, Cross-Appellant v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by72 opinions
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