JOHNSON v. OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

No. 93-1470.

19 F.3d 392 (1994)

Daniel JOHNSON, Appellant, v. OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, a Virginia corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian N. Toder, St. Paul, MN, argued (Brian N. Toder and Douglas W. Thomson on the brief), for appellant.

Robert L. DeMay, Minneapolis, MN, argued, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, BEAM, Circuit Judge, and JACKSON, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Daniel Johnson appeals the dismissal of his defamation action. The district court found that the action was barred by the statute of limitations. We affirm.

Johnson was employed as a truck driver by Overnite Transportation Co. (Overnite). In 1986, he was terminated for misconduct. Since that time, he has been required to state the reason for his dismissal on more than thirty job applications.

He filed this diversity action in 1992, claiming...

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