Humphrey v. Nebraska Public Power District

I. INTRODUCTION

Upon being denied permanent employment by the defendant-appellee, Nebraska Public Power District (the district), the plaintiff-appellant, Jack Humphrey, brought suit alleging age discrimination in violation of the Act Prohibiting Unjust Discrimination in Employment Because of Age, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1001 et seq. (Reissue 1988) (the state act), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1988) (the federal act), as well as denial of due process in contravention of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988). The trial court directed a verdict in favor of the district on…