WALKER v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES

No. 82-1467.

698 F.2d 959 (1983)

George WALKER, Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 10, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Quiggle, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Charles Lister, Jeffrey G. Huvelle, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., for appellee; James McHaney, Jr., Owens, McHaney & Calhoun, Little Rock, Ark., Richard J. Sweetnam, Armonk, N.Y., of counsel.

Before ROSS and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and BEAM, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 16, 1983.

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant George Walker, a black male, brought suit against appellee, IBM Corporation, alleging that IBM had engaged in discriminatory employment practices in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Following a bench trial, the district court found that a prima facie case was made by Walker; however, the case was rebutted by IBM's articulation of a legitimate...

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