Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.

Justice Powell,

with whom Justice Scalia joins, and with whom Justice O’Connor joins as to Parts I through IV, concurring in part and dissenting in part.

I concur in the Court’s holding that the state statute of limitations for personal injury actions should apply to claims arising under 42 U. S. C. § 1981. I also agree that the Court’s ruling on the statute of limitations question should *681apply to the parties in this case and therefore join Part I of the Court’s opinion. I dissent, however, from Part II of the Court’s opinion, that affirms the judgment against the Unions for violating § 1981…