Skip to main content
Fifth Circuit· 5/5/2003

Arguello v. Conoco, Inc.

Citations

  • 330 F.3d 355
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 8544
  • 2003 WL 21000817

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 requires showing that the defendant had an intent to discriminate
  • holding that a Section 1981 claim requires that the plaintiff allege that the merchant “thwarted” an actual attempt to contract
  • holding that a Section 1981 claim requires that the plaintiff allege that the merchant “thwarted” an actual attempt to contract
  • noting that, in assessing sufficiency of the evidence, this court considers “the entire trial record”
  • concluding the claim of one of the plaintiffs must fail because she successfully completed the transaction and thus cannot establish interference with an actual contract interest
  • holding no actionable interference where plaintiff voluntarily set product on counter and left without trying to buy it after sales clerk made racially derogatory remarks and mistreated plaintiff’s daughter

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Smith, Barksdale, Garza

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

39 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named Arguello v. Conoco, Inc.

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.