THOMAS v. FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY

No. CA 3-74-787-C.

392 F.Supp. 373 (1975)

Tommy THOMAS and Michael L. Lane v. FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY.

United States District Court, N. D. Texas, Dallas Division.

April 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Barber, Barber & Frost, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs.

Walter B. Connolly, Jr., Akron, Ohio, and Philip J. Pfeiffer, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, Tex., for defendant.


OPINION

WILLIAM M. TAYLOR, Jr., Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs alleged that they were the subjects of sex and race discrimination because of the enforcement of defendant's grooming policy.1 Pursuant to this policy, sideburns were not to extend below the bottom of the ear lobe, no hair was to extend over the collar of male employees, and facial hair was prohibited.

Plaintiff Thomas, a Black male, was terminated because he failed...

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