Legal Opinion
Walker Boyd Fite v. First Tennessee Production Credit Association
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 24, 1989No. 87-5728, 87-5805PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, First Tennessee Production Credit Association (“FTPCA”), appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Appellee, Walker Boyd Fite, in this action brought pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. Appellant also appeals from the jury’s award of damages totaling $270,000 and the district court’s award of attorney’s fees and costs in the amount of $71,373.93. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of Judge Julia Smith Gibbons.
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