Legal Opinion
Chandler Nelson Hughes v. Halifax County School Board James Gregory Herbert Lloyd Julian Harrison, and Tommy Lacks
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1988No. 87-2641PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Chandler Nelson Hughes, challenges the propriety of the district court’s actions in granting directed verdicts or judgments notwithstanding the verdict in favor of the appellees on his § 1983 claims. 1 Finding no error below, we affirm.
I
This case began on August 8, 1984, when Hughes and three co-workers were sent to Turbeville Elementary School to dig a foundation for a building. The men worked for the maintenance department of the Halifax County School Board. After their lunch break, two of Hughes’ three co-workers (Lloyd and Gregory) began to tease him about…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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