Legal Opinion
Charles Harris, Cross-Appellant v. Goldblatt Bros., Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 14, 1981No. 80-2331, 80-2358, 80-2623 and 80-2647PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Charles Harris was 61 years old and had been employed in the Display Department of Defendant Goldblatt Bros., Inc.’s (Goldblatt) State Street store in Chicago, Illinois for approximately 34 years when, on August 15, 1977, he was discharged and replaced by a younger employee at a higher salary. Harris filed the present suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (Act) (29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.), alleging that Goldblatt had unlawfully terminated him because of his age and seeking backpay, liquidated damages, $100,000 each in compensatory and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. MacKeySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bankers Trust Co. v. MallisSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Acha v. BeameCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Parks v. PavkovicCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Lowell Peterson v. Kenneth E. Lindner, Secretary of the Department of Administration, State of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Paulette Alonzi, Rose Flagg and Lola Starling v. Budget Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Franzen v. Ellis Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Parks v. PavkovicCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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