Legal Opinion

Vickey D. COLEMAN, Appellant, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 11, 1980No. 79-1866PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VIETOR, District Judge.

Appellant’s employment with appellee as a railroad brakeman 1 was terminated by appellee. Appellant commenced this Title VII employment discrimination suit alleging that appellee’s termination of her employment was the result of sex bias. Upon trial on the merits, the district court 2 found that the appellee had shown valid reasons for terminating appellant’s employment and that appellant had failed to show that her termination was based upon any discriminatory reason, and dismissed her complaint.

In this appeal appellant challenges the findings of the district court as…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Board of Trustees of Keene State College v. SweeneySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Mary Burke Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. 29 Fair empl.prac.cas. 253, 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,309 Juanita Keys v. Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri, Richard A. Eissfeldt, as an Individual and in His Capacity as Director, Fred T. Marshall, Dorothy Erickson, Norma Jackson, Richard Cavanagh, Olivette Veal and Marvin Mueller, Members of the Board of Directors, as Individuals, Juanita Keys v. Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri, Richard A. Eissfeldt, as an Individual and in His Capacity as Director, Fred T. Marshall, Dorothy Erickson, Norma Jackson, Richard Cavanagh, Olivette Veal and Marvin Mueller, Members of the Board of Directors, as IndividualsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  2. Block v. R.H. Macy & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  3. Ernestine KING, Appellant, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  4. Linda O’NEAL, Appellant, v. RICELAND FOODS, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  5. Burdette v. FMC Corp.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1983

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