Kraszewski v. State Farm General Insurance Company

912 F.2d 1182 54 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,257 Muriel E. KRASZEWSKI; Daisy O. Jackson; Wilda Tipton, on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company; State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Nos. 88-15337, 88-15399. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 4, 1989. Decided Aug. 31, 1990. Guy T. Saperstein, Mari Mayeda, Farnsworth, Saperstein & Seligman, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees/cross-appellants, Muriel E. Kraszewski, et al. Raymond L. Wheeler, Kirby Wilcox, Erica B. Grubb, Debra L. Hamilton, Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants/cross-appellees, State Farm Ins. Companies. Charles A. Shanor, Gen. Counsel, Gwendolyn Young Reams, Associate Gen. Counsel, Vincent Blackwood, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Donna J. Brusoski, E.E.O.C., Washington, D.C., for E.E.O.C. as amicus curiae. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before HUG, FARRIS and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:…