Legal Opinion
Lee S. FONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1980No. 78-1137PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, plaintiff-appellant Fong challenges the district court’s- summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee American Airlines. Fong brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 alleging that American Airlines had discriminated against him on the basis of his race when it discharged him for theft of company property. Fong did not dispute the theft or that it violated an established airline rule of which he was aware, but alleged that the airline’s rule requiring discharge for theft was selectively enforced on the basis of race. The trial court found that Fong…
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