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CAROL AMAN; JEANETTE JOHNSON, Appellants
vs.
CORT FURNITURE RENTAL CORPORATION, Appellee.
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Issues:
Disparate treatment, private right of action.
Case Summary:
Carol Aman and Jeanette Johnson, former employees of the Cort Furniture Rental Corporation, appeal a lower court's ruling in their suit against the company. The pair filed suit against the company, claiming wrongful discharge, retaliation, and racial discrimination. The company responded with a motion for summary judgment.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted the company's motion for summary judgment. The court noted that the two former employees failed to submit evidence in support of their complaints. Aman and Johnson now appeal.
Outcome:
Aman and Johnson win. The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the ruling of the lower jurisdiction concerning Aman and Johnson's complaint of wrongful discharge. The appeals court ordered the case remanded to the lower jurisdiction for additional action.