Legal Opinion
Thelma DAVIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES STEEL SUPPLY, DIVISION OF UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 5, 1978No. 76-1314PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the issue of which Pennsylvania statute of limitation governs an action brought in federal court under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, alleging racially discriminatory employment practices culminating in a wrongful discharge. The federal district courts in Pennsylvania have applied divergent limitation periods in federal Civil Rights Act cases involving racial discrimination in employment. 1 While this court has previously determined the Pennsylvania statute of limitation to be applied in Civil Rights Act suits alleging racial discrimination…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Geary v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Frampton v. Central Indiana Gas CompanyIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
- Michael Meyers, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Pennypack Woods Home Ownership Association and Marion A. SteinbronnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by88 opinions
- Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Gavalik v. Continental Can Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Montells v. HaynesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Gary Garcia v. Richard Wilson and Martin VigilCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
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