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ADAMS v. TEXAS & PAC. MOTOR TRANSPORT CO.

Civ. A. No. 72-207.

408 F.Supp. 156 (1975)

Louis ADAMS v. TEXAS & PACIFIC MOTOR TRANSPORT COMPANY.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

September 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Divens, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Rutledge C. Clement, Jr., Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, La., for defendant Texas & Pacific Motor Transport Co.

John W. Ormond, New Orleans, La., for defendant International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Warehousemen & Chauffeurs, Local 270.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BOYLE, District Judge:

Plaintiff Louis Adams is a black man who sought employment as a truck driver with the defendant company on March 2, 1970. As part of the application procedure, he was required to complete an "employment registration card" and take the Wonderlic Personnel Test. Returning the next day, he was told he would not be hired because he had failed to achieve a required minimum score on the test. No other reason was given...

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