LEE v. NATIONAL CAN CORP.

No. 81-2994.

699 F.2d 932 (1983)

Robert E. LEE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONAL CAN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Levenstam, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Rolland Stimson, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee Robert E. Lee brought this action pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., alleging that Defendant-appellant National Can Corporation refused to hire Lee because of his race. The district court, after a bench trial, entered judgment for the plaintiff, and awarded Lee $55,306.94 in back pay plus attorney's fees and costs.

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