Salisbury v. McLouth Steel Corp.

Plaintiff appeals a decision for the Wayne County Circuit Court granting summary judgment to defendant.

Plaintiff was terminated from his job by defendant on January 14, 1974. Plaintiff filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, alleging a violation of the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act. That case was dismissed on May 2, 1974.

Plaintiff then filed a complaint with the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. That complaint was dismissed on March 13, 1975. The instant suit, alleging age discrimination and breach of an oral employment contract, was…