Hallquist v. Local 276, Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, AFL-CIO
Decision Date | 03 February 1988 |
Docket Number | No. 87-1873,AFL-CIO,87-1873 |
Citation | 843 F.2d 18 |
Parties | 47 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 323, 46 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,908, 25 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 47 Diane Egger HALLQUIST, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. LOCAL 276, PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS UNION,, et al., Defendants, Appellees. Appeal of MAX FISH PLUMBING AND HEATING CO., INC., Defendant. . Heard |
Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — First Circuit |
Richard W. Petrocelli with whom David M. Campbell and Visconti & Petrocelli Ltd., Providence, R.I., were on brief, for defendant.
George C. Deptula with whom Berlin, Clarey, Deptula & Levee, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellee Diane Egger Hallquist.
Before BREYER, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge, and PETTINE, * Senior District Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court's decision that the appellant, Max Fish Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. ("Max Fish") discriminated against appellee, Diane Egger Hallquist, because of her sex in violation of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e et seq. and Massachusetts General Laws c. 151B Sec. 4. For the following reasons, we affirm the district court's judgment.
I. FACTS
After a non-jury trial, the district court made the following detailed findings of fact:
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