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McKNIGHT v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 89-2070.

157 Wis.2d 250 (1990)

458 N.W.2d 841

Gary McKNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Dennis Cronk, and Gilbert Amborn, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 29, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Robert J. Gingras and Mary E. Kennelly of Fox, Fox, Schaefer & Gingras, S.C. of Madison.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Maureen A. McGinnity and Lawrence T. Lynch of Foley & Lardner of Milwaukee.

Before Moser, P.J., Sullivan and Fine, JJ.

FINE, J.

Gary McKnight appeals from the dismissal of a racial-harassment claim that he brought under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1981 in February of 1983. The trial court concluded that the claim was barred by Patterson u. McLean Credit Union, 491 U.S. —, 109 S.Ct. 2363, 105 L. Ed.2d 132 (1989). We agree, and affirm.

I.

McKnight worked as a manufacturing supervisor for the A.C. Spark Plug division of General Motors from August of 1978 until he was...

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