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LONG v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 37429.

352 F.Supp. 135 (1972)

Claude E. LONG, Plaintiff, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Michigan, S. D.

November 9, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Haynes, Haynes, Donnelly & Tilles, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff.

James R. Jackson, Joseph A. O'Reilly, Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., for defendant.

OPINION

FEIKENS, District Judge.

Claude E. Long, a black man, is suing his former employer, Ford Motor Company, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 for wrongful termination of his employment.1 Long's claim is that his employment was terminated at least in part because of his race.

The question presented here is one of the more pressing in the automobile industry (which may be the most significant economic force in this...

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