BOYD v. OZARK AIR LINES, INC.

No. 76-1873.

568 F.2d 50 (1977)

Rose Mary Roth BOYD et al., Appellants, v. OZARK AIR LINES, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 3, 1977.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Spiegel and Michael J. Hoare, Mid-America Employment Rights Project, St. Louis, Mo., filing brief for appellants.

Donald J. Meyer, Clayton, Mo., and Jerry L. Redfern, Springfield, Mo., filing brief for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and LAY and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 9, 1977.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Rose Mary Boyd brought a class action pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., challenging Ozark Air Lines' five-foot-seven-inch minimum height requirement as sexually discriminatory.

The trial court certified the class to include only future female applicants who could meet the reasonable qualifications of serving as an airline...

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