KNIGHT v. UNITED FARM BUREAU MUT. INS. CO.

No. 90-2770.

950 F.2d 377 (1991)

Patricia KNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and United Farm Bureau Family Life Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 3, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jere L. Humphrey (argued), Kizer & Neu, Plymouth, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald S. Smith (argued), Laura S. Reed, Ryan L. Leitch, Riley, Bennett & Egloff, Indianapolis, Ind., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Patricia Knight, an insurance agent working for the defendant United Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company filed suit claiming that the defendant discriminated against her on the basis of her sex in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. Following a two-day bench trial, the district court found that Farm Bureau was entitled to judgment as a matter of law because Ms. Knight was not an employee of the defendant, but an independent...

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