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JOHNSON v. BOYD-RICHARDSON CO.

No. 80-1644.

650 F.2d 147 (1981)

Louis JOHNSON, Appellant, v. BOYD-RICHARDSON CO., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doris Gregory Black, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Dennis C. Donnelly, Hollye Stolz Atwood (argued), St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before BRIGHT, HENLEY and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

On July 23, 1979, Louis Johnson brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, alleging that "Boyds," a corporation "primarily engaged in the retail clothing business," had failed to hire him because he was black. Summons was served on Boyd-Richardson Co. Boyd-Richardson moved to dismiss, arguing that "Boyd's, a Corporation" does not exist, and that the court therefore lacked...

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