Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit October 11, 1978, 78-1563 (Dell Courtney KING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GULF OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee)

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

King, the appellant, a black person, was employed by Gulf Oil from September, 1974 to January, 1975, when he was discharged. King filed suit against Gulf alleging that

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his discharge was the result of racial discrimination against blacks, and seeking to represent a class of black applicants and employees (other than those covered by collective bargaining