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Buckner v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
May 17, 1973
476 F.2d 1287 (5th Cir. 1973)

Summary

adopting district court opinion in Buckner v. Goodyear Tire Rubber Co., 339 F. Supp. 1108 (N.D.Ala. 1972)

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Opinion

No. 72-2697.

May 17, 1973.

David H. Hood, Jr., Bessemer, Ala., Nathaniel Jones, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

William F. Gardner, Birmingham, Ala., Clarence F. Rhea, Gadsden, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama; Sam C. Pointer, Jr., Judge.

Before BELL, DYER and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


We affirm the judgment of the district court and adopt its carefully considered and well-written opinion, 339 F. Supp. 1108.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Buckner v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
May 17, 1973
476 F.2d 1287 (5th Cir. 1973)

adopting district court opinion in Buckner v. Goodyear Tire Rubber Co., 339 F. Supp. 1108 (N.D.Ala. 1972)

Summary of this case from Larkin v. Pullman-Standard Div., Pullman

In Buckner v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 476 F.2d 1287 (5th Cir. 1973), the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court holding (at 339 F. Supp. 1108) that the Alabama one year statute applies to § 1981 actions.

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Case details for

Buckner v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Case Details

Full title:DAVID BUCKNER ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: May 17, 1973

Citations

476 F.2d 1287 (5th Cir. 1973)

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