DEWEY v. REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY

No. 19746.

429 F.2d 324 (1970)

Robert Kenneth DEWEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Order July 30, 1970.

Rehearing Denied August 11, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Coughlin, Jr., Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellant; Cross, Wrock, Miller & Vieson, Detroit, Mich., on the brief; Fred R. Edney, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Reynolds Metals Co., Richmond, Va., of counsel.

Donald F. Oosterhouse, Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee; Vander Veen, Freihofer & Cook, Peter R. Tolley, Grand Rapids, Mich., on the brief.

George H. Darden, Washington, D. C., for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, amicus curiae; Russell Specter, Acting Gen. Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Comm., Washington, D. C., on the brief.

Lawrence Halpern, Detroit, Mich., on brief for National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs, amicus curiae; Howard I. Rhine, of counsel.

Before WEICK and COMBS, Circuit Judges, and O'SULLIVAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


WEICK, Circuit Judge.

The action in the District Court was brought under the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e.

Plaintiff's (Dewey's) claim was that he was wrongfully discharged by his employer, the defendant, Reynolds Metals Company (Reynolds), because of his religious beliefs, and he prayed for reinstatement with back pay.

Prior to bringing the action, Dewey...

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