HARRELL v. NORTHERN ELEC. CO.

No. 80-3781.

672 F.2d 444 (1982)

Rose HARRELL, on behalf of herself and all persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, Division of Sunbeam Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alison Steiner, Martha Bergmark, Hattiesburg, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Walter W. Christy, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before POLITZ and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Rose Harrell invoked the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., against Northern Electric Company, a Division of Sunbeam Corporation (NECO), contending that NECO practiced discrimination against blacks in the hiring of clerical employees at its Hattiesburg, Mississippi facility. On Harrell's motion, the complaint was certified as a class action under Rule 23(a)(b)(2) of the Federal Rules...

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