Legal Opinion
James Richard Harrison v. Kvat Food Management, Inc. Jack Curtis Smith and A.G. Griffith, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1985No. 84-1405PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
James R. Harrison appeals the dismissal of his complaint asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) against KVAT Food Management, Inc., and two of its principal officers or employees. The district court dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The question we decide is whether a Republican, under the circumstances presented here, is a member of a protected class for purposes of § 1985(3). We find no such protected status, and we affirm.
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Since the present-case was decided on a motion to dismiss, the material allegations of the complaint are…
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