Legal Opinion
Vernon F. Burns and Thelma M. Barker v. Texas City Refining, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1990No. 88-6178PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Texas City Refining appeals from the district court’s award of damages to plaintiffs Vernon Burns and Thelma Barker following the jury’s determination that Burns and Barker were improperly discharged on the basis of age. For the reasons set out below, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand to the district court with instructions to modify the judgment in a manner consistent with this opinion.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In May of 1960, Texas City Refining, Inc. (TCR) hired Vernon Burns as a janitor at TCR’s oil refining plant in Texas City, Texas. In 1967, TCR…
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