Legal Opinion
Linda Roberta POND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRANIFF AIRWAYS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1974No. 73-1372PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge.
Appellant, Ms. Linda Pond, brought suit against her former employer, Bran-iff Airways, Inc., alleging unlawful discrimination against appellant because of her sex in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e et seq. She alleged that in filling the position of Customer Service Agent at the Amarillo terminal, Braniff refused to consider her application for transfer and instead selected a non-Braniff male applicant, Mr. Gerald Kern, for the job. She further alleged that Braniff’s 5'8" height requirement for the position in question discriminated…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Mrs. Lorena W. Weeks v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company v. Mrs. Lorena W. WeeksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Cora Lee EAST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROMINE, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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