BREEDLOVE v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF SWAINSBORO, GEORGIA

No. 74-3376.

527 F.2d 1389 (1976)

Ada A. BREEDLOVE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF SWAINSBORO, GEORGIA, James H. Morgan, Chairman, et al., etc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 4, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fletcher Farrington, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Julian H. Toporek, Savannah, Ga., Sidney B. Shepherd, Swainsboro, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and GEE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The judgment of the district court is affirmed.

The district court found "as a matter of fact that Mrs. Breedlove being female did not determine and control the action taken by the Commission. . . ." Upon consideration of this finding and the full record, we hold that sex was not a factor in the Commission's employment decision. Any prima facie case of sexual discrimination was adequately rebutted. McDonnell-Douglas Corp. v. Green, 1973...

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