Legal Opinion
Versie Kimble v. D. J. McDuffy Inc. And Industrial Foundation of the South, and All of Its Subscribers
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1980No. 78-1474PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Tales of the violence of white sheeted Southerners prompted Congress to pass the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. Today this Court is asked to decide whether one of the offspring of that Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1985(2),1 provides relief for individuals who allege they are unable to obtain employment in the oil drilling industry because they filed personal injury claims against companies in that industry. The district court, 445 F.Supp. 269, held as a matter of law that the statute does not cover this alleged blacklisting and granted summary judgment for defendants. We affirm…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Sherwin S. Stern v. United States Gypsum, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by34 opinions
- L.R. Bretz v. Zollie Kelman, Jack R. Lande, Eugene R. WelbornCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Sheldon Portman v. County of Santa Clara Bob DiridonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Martinez, Robert v. Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- Lewis v. GreenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Glass v. PfefferCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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