Legal Opinion
Shaner v. Horizon Bancorp.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 10, 1989PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
HANDLER, J.
Mahlon R. Shaner, plaintiff, was fired by Horizon Corporation (Horizon), defendant, at the age of fifty-three after working for the corporation for approximately eight years. Shaner claimed that he was discharged because of age. He sued Horizon, asserting wrongful discharge on federal and state statutory grounds, namely, in violation of the Federal Age Discrimination and Employment Act of 1967 and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, as well as on grounds involving the violation of a clear mandate of state public policy. He sought…
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