Legal Opinion
Anthony C. Mathis v. Phillips Chevrolet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 2001No. 00-1892PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Anthony Mathis is a 59-year-old African-American man with over 24 years of experience in car sales. Notwithstanding that background, when he applied for a job as a salesman at Phillips Chevrolet, Inc. (“Phillips”), Phillips never even interviewed him. Instead, it hired seven younger, white salespeople — a move that prompted Mathis to sue the dealership for age and race discrimination. A jury found for Phillips on the race discrimination claim, but it found for Mathis on the age discrimination claim and awarded him $50,000 in compensatory damages. The jury also…
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