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SCOVILL MFG. CO. v. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

153 Conn. 170 (1965)

SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 30, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Murtha, with whom was Brandon J. Hickey, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Stephen J. O'Neill, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, was Harold M. Mulvey, attorney general, for the appellee (defendant).

KING, C. J., MURPHY, ALCORN, SHANNON and HOUSE, JS.

MURPHY, J.

Johnny L. Trawick, a Negro, unsuccessfully applied for employment at the Scovill plant. He filed a complaint with the civil rights commission on June 10, 1963, alleging that the company discriminated against him because of his race. The commission investigated but did not prosecute Trawick's complaint. Instead, on January 8, 1964, the commission issued its own complaint against Scovill in which the commission charged Scovill with discriminating against...

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