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BOBO v. ITT, CONTINENTAL BAKING CO.

No. 80-1671.

662 F.2d 340 (1981)

Alice BOBO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ITT, CONTINENTAL BAKING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 25, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Schechter, Houston, Tex. (Court-appointed), for plaintiff-appellant.

Coke & Coke, Thomas W. Craddock, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, INGRAHAM and TATE, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue raised by this appeal is whether 42 U.S.C. § 1981, derived primarily from the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 14 Stat. 27,1 encompasses claims of sex discrimination. The clear answer is that it does not.

Alice Bobo, a black woman, brought this action against her former employer ITT, Continental Baking Company (ITT). She alleged that ITT discharged her because she had refused to wear...

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