Barnett v. W. T. Grant Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing the capacity of nonobjective hiring standards to mask employer's refusal to hire because of race
• district court erred in not allowing plaintiff who had suffered injury from some of defendants' discriminatory policies to represent class of persons \who have suffered from different actions motivated by the same policies\
• district court erred in not allowing plaintiff who had suffered injury from some of defendants’ discriminatory policies to represent class of persons “who have suffered from different actions motivated by the same policies”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

105 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State Prison
  First Circuit· 1978-07-28· cited 1,054×
• Williams v. Giant Food Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-06-04· cited 374×
• DeJarnette v. Corning Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1998-01-05· cited 346×
• H. L. v. Matheson
  Supreme Court· 1981-03-23· cited 271×
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Metal Service Company
  Third Circuit· 1990-01-03· cited 209×
• Peners L. Griffin and Henry L. Dejerinett v. Richard L. Dugger, Etc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1987-09-23· cited 204×
• Barbara Davis v. Joseph A. Califano
  D.C. Circuit· 1980-02-14· cited 152×
• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1982-12-02· cited 104×
• Booker Gibson v. Local 40, Supercargoes and Checkers of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
  Ninth Circuit· 1976-09-29· cited 103×
• Cleveland Branch, National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. City of Parma
  Sixth Circuit· 2001-08-28· cited 86×
• 16 Fair empl.prac.cas. 396, 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8046 Van Davis v. County of Los Angeles, Etc., Van Davis v. County of Los Angeles, Etc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1978-01-30· cited 84×
• International Woodworkers Of America, Afl-Cio, Clc v. Chesapeake Bay Plywood Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 1981-09-17· cited 80×
• Payne v. Travenol Laboratories, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1978-01-06· cited 78×
• Vanguard Justice Society, Inc. v. Hughes
  D. Maryland· 1979-03-20· cited 74×
• Annie Laurie KEYES, Appellant, v. LENOIR RHYNE COLLEGE, a Non-Profit Corporation, Et Al., Appellees
  Fourth Circuit· 1977-03-31· cited 72×
• Brady v. Thurston Motor Lines
  Fourth Circuit· 1984-01-18· cited 70×
• Lowery v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2000-03-14· cited 68×
• Thomas Edward Kinsey v. First Regional Securities, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1977-04-18· cited 64×
• Unnamed case
  Fourth Circuit· 1982-03-01· cited 64×
• Horn v. Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1977-05-11· cited 64×

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1975-02-25· cited 621×
• Dorothy P. Robinson v. Lorillard Corporation (Two Cases)
  Fourth Circuit· 1971-07-01· cited 577×
• Richard JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1969-12-16· cited 530×
• Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., Appellee
  Eighth Circuit· 1970-10-28· cited 441×
• Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1972-03-02· cited 426×
• 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 587, 5 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8460 United States of America v. Georgia Power Company, Charles King v. Georgia Power Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1973-03-16· cited 318×
• Brisco HUFF, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. N. D. CASS COMPANY OF ALABAMA, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1973-09-04· cited 242×
• State of Alabama v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 1962-06-22· cited 176×
• Marvin W. BROWN, Appellant, v. GASTON COUNTY DYEING MACHINE COMPANY, Appellee
  Fourth Circuit· 1972-05-22· cited 172×
• Cypress v. Newport News General & Nonsectarian Hospital Ass'n
  Fourth Circuit· 1967-03-09· cited 148×
• Long v. Sapp
  Fifth Circuit· 1974-10-04· cited 116×
• Shirley Lea, Romona Pinnix and Annie Tinnin v. Cone Mills Corporation, Shirley Lea, Romona Pinnix and Annie Tinnin v. Cone Mills Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 1971-01-29· cited 113×
• Johnnie A. REED, Appellant, v. ARLINGTON HOTEL COMPANY, INC., Appellee
  Eighth Circuit· 1973-04-26· cited 101×
• United States v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
  Fourth Circuit· 1972-12-26· cited 69×
• Vowell v. Lopez
  Supreme Court· 1973-04-16· cited 57×
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, and Hugh L. Rutledge v. United States
  Fourth Circuit· 1960-03-03· cited 38×
• Alabama v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1962-10-22· cited 31×
• United Transportation Union Lodge 550 v. Rock
  Supreme Court· 1973-06-04· cited 3×