HARPER v. GENERAL GROCERS CO.

No. 78-1558.

590 F.2d 713 (1979)

Walter HARPER, Appellant, v. GENERAL GROCERS COMPANY, a/k/a Topmost General Grocers, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doris Gregory Black, St. Louis, Mo., filed brief for appellant.

Stephen M. Hereford, Gentry, Bryant & Hereford, Clayton, Mo., filed brief for appellee.

Before HEANEY and ROSS, Circuit Judges, and TALBOT SMITH, Senior District Judge.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Walter Harper brought this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, alleging that the termination of his employment with General Grocers, and its failure to inform him of application procedures necessary for advancement from temporary or "casual" employment status to regular or permanent employment status, were because of his race. The District Court, after a non...

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