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MERRIWEATHER v. FAMILY DOLLAR STORES OF INDIANA

No. 96-1052.

103 F.3d 576 (1996)

Phyllis MERRIWEATHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FAMILY DOLLAR STORES OF INDIANA, INC. Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 26, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Rifkin, argued, Maurer, Rifkin & Hill, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James H. Hanson, argued, Lynne D. Lidke, Douglas C. Haney, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light & Hanson, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Phyllis Merriweather sued defendant Family Dollar Stores under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 for intentional race discrimination in denying her promotions, and for retaliating by firing her after she filed a complaint of discrimination. Following a bench trial, the district court found that Family Dollar did not discriminate against Merriweather, but unlawfully retaliated when it terminated her. The court awarded Merriweather...

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