BROWN v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

No. 90-8487.

939 F.2d 946 (1991)

Johnny Mac BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, INC., Jerry Felty, Defendants-Appellees, Philip R. Hughes, Ashley D. Hughes, Hughes Auto Sales, Inc., Intervenors-Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Broughton Branch, III, Branch, Pike & Ganz, Frank O. Brown, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dorothy Y. Kirkley, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Atlanta, Ga., J. Donald McCarthy, Lyon & Lyon, Los Angeles, Cal., Kevin C. Gallagher, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

J. Edward Allen, Fortson, Bentley and Griffin, P.A., Athens, Ga., Ronald T. Coleman, Jr., Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Atlanta, Ga., for intervenors-defendants.

Before KRAVITCH and COX, Circuit Judges, and RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge.


RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Johnny Mac Brown brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 alleging that American Honda Motor Company (Honda) rejected his bid to obtain a Honda dealership in Warner Robbins, Georgia, for racially discriminatory reasons. To succeed, plaintiff would have to show that Honda intentionally discriminated against him on the basis of race. See General Bldg. Contractors Ass'n v. Pennsylvania, 458 U.S. 375

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