Legal Opinion
McKnight v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 29, 1990No. 89-2070PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFine, J.
Gary McKnight appeals from the dismissal of a racial-harassment claim that he brought under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1981 in February of 1983. The trial court concluded that the claim was barred by Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, 491 U.S. —, 109 S. Ct. 2363, 105 L. Ed.2d 132 (1989). We agree, and affirm.
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McKnight worked as a manufacturing supervisor for the A.C. Spark Plug division of General Motors from August of 1978 until he was laid off in December of 1981. His racial-harassment claim under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1981 was tried to a jury in 1985. The jury was asked whether any of the defendants…
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