Legal Opinion
Spriggs v. Diamond Auto Glass
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1999No. 97-2575PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge HAMILTON and Judge LUTTIG joined.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
James Spriggs appeals the district court’s dismissal of his complaint, filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, which alleged racial harassment and retaliation in connection with his at-will employment relationship with Diamond Auto Glass (“Diamond”). Because this relationship was contractual and thus protected by § 1981, the district court erred in dismissing Spriggs’s suit under Rule 12(b)(6), and we reverse.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Sterner v. Marathon Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
- General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Adler v. American Standard Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Gary McKnight Cross-Appellant v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by137 opinions
- Kelly N. Pryor Warren E. Spivey, Jr., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. National Collegiate Athletic AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- James H. Spriggs v. Diamond Auto Glass Richard A. Rutta Ernest StickellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Hawkins v. PepsiCo, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Lola Ajayi v. Aramark Business Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Perry v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
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