Legal Opinion

Manoria P. WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 22, 1982No. 82-4049PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Per curiam

The district court granted United Parcel Service’s summary judgment motion on the ground that Mississippi’s one-year statute of limitations for unwritten contracts of employment, Miss.Code Ann. § 15-1-29, applied to bar this employment discrimination action. We affirm.

Manoria P. White was discharged in September, 1978, by United Parcel Service, Inc. On February 3, 1981, she filed suit against her former employer. She alleged that UPS, by firing her, violated 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982 and 1983. The plaintiff conceded before the district court that no jurisdiction existed either under § 1982,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Mrs. Shirley Baker (TRUVILLION), Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KING’S DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. Joe Keller v. Dravo CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  4. Calvin INGRAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STEVEN ROBERT CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  5. Jordan v. Lewis Grocer Co.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1979

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Isaiah Russell Jones Robert Sparks, Jr. Herman Parks, Jr. v. Alcoa, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
  2. Gary Garcia v. Richard Wilson and Martin VigilCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  3. Mrs. Peggy Gates v. Dr. Sam SpinksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Dr. Brendan M. Miles v. American Telephone & Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. Knapp v. Chevron USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

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