Legal Opinion
Harvis v. Roadway Express, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1991No. 90-3103PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
The Supreme Court decided Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, 491 U.S. 164, 109 S.Ct. 2363, 105 L.Ed.2d 132 (1989), narrowing the scope of discriminatory contract actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, shortly after the jury returned a verdict for defendant on plaintiffs § 1981 claim. The Patterson case forms the basis of plaintiff’s novel argument on appeal. The plaintiff has appealed from the District Court’s judgment for the defendant after a jury verdict on his race discrimination claim under § 1981. He also appeals a judgment for defendant in his Title VII claim, a claim not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- John JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RKO BOTTLERS OF TOLEDO, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- American Anodco, Inc. And American Bumper & Manufacturing Company, Inc., Cross-Appellants v. Reynolds Metals Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Crockett v. Uniroyal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Wilma F. Gundy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by41 opinions
- United States v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- United States v. Sean Lamont CromerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Jacquelyn M. Quint v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, Jacquelyn M. Quint v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Lois Christian Amber Edens v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Elem Ray Fulcher v. John Motley, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
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