Leon TEAGUE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR COMPANY and United Auto Workers Local Union 974, Defendants-Appellees

Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment that his claims of employment-related racial harassment were barred by the applicable statutes of limitations. We reverse that judgment with respect to claims based on 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and affirm it with respect to claims based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. Only the § 1981 claims are dealt with in this opinion. The remaining issues are disposed of by an unpublished order [see table 566 F.2d 1176].

Plaintiff has been employed in various positions with the defendant Caterpillar Tractor Company since 1949. In…