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FURNCO CONSTRUCTION CORP. v. WATERS

No. 77-369.

438 U.S. 567 (1978)

FURNCO CONSTRUCTION CORP. v. WATERS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 29, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel H. Kaplan argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Zachary D. Fasman and Alvin M. Glick.

Judson H. Miner argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Charles Barnhill, Jr., Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III, O. Peter Sherwood, Eric Schnapper, and Barry L. Goldstein.*

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondents are three black bricklayers who sought employment with petitioner Furnco Construction Corp. Two of the three were never offered employment. The third was employed only long after he initially applied. Upon adverse findings entered after a bench trial, the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that respondents had not proved a claim under...

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