MOSBY v. WEBSTER COLLEGE

No. 76-2064.

563 F.2d 901 (1977)

Doris MOSBY, Appellant, v. WEBSTER COLLEGE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 12, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Lang, Clayton, Mo., for appellant; Forriss D. Elliott, St. Louis, Mo., on brief.

Harold P. Heitmann, Clayton, Mo., for appellee; Wayne L. Millsap, Pamela S. Wright, Clayton, Mo., on brief.

Before ROSS, STEPHENSON and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Doris Mosby, a black woman, brought this action against Webster College, her former employer, under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 2000e, et seq., alleging that the college discriminated against her on the basis of race by declining to renew her teaching contract and in refusing to promote her to the rank of full professor. The district court1 denied relief, holding that the college showed...

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