THURMAN v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.

Nos. 94-6109, 95-5064.

90 F.3d 1160 (1996)

Darrell D. THURMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Ebbinghouse (argued and briefed), Gordon, Silberman, Wiggins & Childs, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

Jeff Weintraub (briefed), J. Gregory Grisham (argued and briefed), Weintraub, Robinson, Weintraub, Stock, Bennett, Ettinghoff & Grisham, Memphis, TN, for Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

Before: SUHRHEINRICH and SILER, Circuit Judges; EDMUNDS, District Judge.


EDMUNDS, District Judge.

Plaintiff brought this case against his former employer, claiming race discrimination in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After a bench trial, the district court found that Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. discriminated against Darrell Thurman by failing to hire him as a full time employee. The district court awarded back pay, costs, and attorney fees, and denied Thurman's requests for instatement...

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