Legal Opinion
Rev. George TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BUNGE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1985No. 85-3321PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The principal issue is whether the discharge of an employee in alleged viola-, tion of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII is a continuing violation of those laws with the result that the statute of limitations on a suit for breach of those laws begins to run anew each day. Joining the Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Circuits, we hold that the statute of limitations commences to run on discharge, the employee’s claims mature at that time, and the violation is not a continuing one. We, therefore, affirm the judgment dismissing the suit for untimely filing.
Unless the statute of limitations has…
3Cases cited16 opinions
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