Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Continental Group, Inc.
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided May 12, 1978No. C-77-23-WSPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
HIRAM H. WARD, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon defendant’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The plaintiff, a black male, alleges that defendant discriminated against him because of his race by discharging him and by submitting poor references to other employers to which he had subsequently applied. Plaintiff was discharged on April 12, 1973. Upon his applying for a job at Schlitz Brewing Company on April 20, 1973, and at Adam Mills Fabric Company on April 30, 1973, defendant allegedly advised these companies…
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