Legal Opinion

Frank WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TALLAHASSEE MOTORS, INC., Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 30, 1979No. 77-1829PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

In this Title VII employment discrimination case we are asked to reverse the district court’s finding of no pattern or practice of discrimination by defendant against blacks as a class and no discrimination by defendant against the individual plaintiff, Frank Williams. Concluding the district court did not err in finding that plaintiff failed to establish his class claim and was not the victim of racial discrimination by defendant, we affirm.

Defendant Tallahassee Motors is a car dealership which has been in business since 1940 and is located in Tallahassee, Florida.…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Hazelwood School District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
  5. Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality LeagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Dennis FISHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PROCTER & GAMBLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. John W. Fisher and Richard R. Kirchhoff v. Transco Services-Milwaukee, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  4. 25 Fair empl.prac.cas. 120, 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,611 Barbara Phillips, Cornell Green Rice, Melvin Phillips, and Mississippi Council on Human Relations, a Corporation, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs v. The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance and Expenditure Review of the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Council on Human Relations, a Corporation, Barbara Phillips, Melvin Phillips and Cornell Green Rice, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs v. The Board of Trustees of the Institution of Higher Education A/K/A the State College Board, Barbara Phillips, Melvin Phillips and Cornell Green Rice, Individually and on Behalf of a Class v. The State of Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Dennis L. SORIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OZINGA BROS., INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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