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WALKER v. ROBBINS HOSE CO. NO. 1, INC.

Civ. A. No. 74-172.

465 F.Supp. 1023 (1979)

William WALKER, Plaintiff, v. ROBBINS HOSE COMPANY NO. 1, INC. and Ronald E. Dear, Fred Seamans, Narty Garrison, Carleton Dill, Raymond Osika, Individually and as directors of Robbins Hose Company No. 1, Inc., and Harry T. Pusey, William C. Hamilton, Charles H. Boyer, and Samuel Heite, Individually and as officers of the Robbins Hose Company No. 1, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

February 8, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Grady, of Bader, Dorsey & Kreshtool, Dover, Del., for plaintiff.

Nicholas H. Rodriguez, of Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, Del., for defendants.

OPINION

LATCHUM, Chief Judge.

William Walker ("plaintiff"), a black citizen, brought this action against the Robbins Hose Fire Company (the "Fire Company") and its directors and officers, alleging that they had denied his application for probationary membership on the basis of race and that the Fire Company's recruitment, application and membership processes are racially discriminatory. The plaintiff instituted

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