MORRIS v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 72-309.

387 F.Supp. 1232 (1975)

Thomas O. MORRIS v. The TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

United States District Court, M. D. Louisiana.

January 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Kennon, Kennon, Callihan, Wilson & Duchein, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff.

James P. Simpson, Dallas, Tex., H. Payne Breazeale, John B. Noland, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, La., for defendant.


E. GORDON WEST, District Judge:

Plaintiff, Thomas O. Morris, was employed as a brakeman for The Texas and Pacific Railway Company. He chose to let his hair grow long and wear it tied in what is referred to as a "pony-tail," which hung down to or beyond his shoulder line. His employer, The Texas and Pacific Railway Company, did not approve of this and advised him on two or three occasions that he must either cut his hair to an acceptable length or he would be discharged...

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