Legal Opinion
Barbara Sparks v. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 1987No. 86-8790PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Barbara Sparks appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in Sparks’ sexual harassment and sex discrimination action filed against her former employer, Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc. (Pilot Freight), pursuant to Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. We reverse the grant of summary judgment and remand.
I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
Appellant Sparks was employed by Pilot Freight as a billing clerk in its Duluth, Georgia trucking terminal from May 1983 until March 1984. In February 1984, Pilot Freight promoted Dennis Long, a former sales manager in the Atlanta terminal, to…
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