Wilson v. General Motors Corp.

Michael J.

Kelly, J. Defendant, General Motors Corporation, appeals from a jury verdict and award of attorney fees in favor of plaintiff, Gail Leslie Wilson. Plaintiff appeals from the circuit court’s grant of remittitur in favor of defendant.

Plaintiff, a black woman, was employed by GM’s Assembly Division as a. data preparation operator from December of 1976 to October of 1981, when she was discharged. At the time of her discharge, plaintiff was on a performance improvement plan to increase her rate of production. This plan put her on six months employment probation. Plaintiff became pregnant…