HARRISON v. KVAT FOOD MANAGEMENT, INC.

No. 84-1405.

766 F.2d 155 (1985)

James Richard HARRISON, Appellant, v. KVAT FOOD MANAGEMENT, INC.; Jack Curtis Smith and A.G. Griffith, Jr., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Strother Smith, III, Abingdon, Va., for appellant.

Mark M. Lawson, Bristol, Va. (White, Elliott & Bundy, Bristol, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before WIDENER, HALL and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.


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...

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