Carden v. General Motors Corp.

Plaintiff brought suit in Wayne Circuit Court against defendant corporation, alleging breach of contract and race and handicap discrimination after not having been hired for two different positions. A jury returned a unanimous verdict of no cause of action in favor of the defendant, which now appeals by leave granted from the trial court’s order granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

The plaintiff, who is black and stutters severely, applied for an apprenticeship with defendant on June 21, 1978, and asked to be considered for three trades; electrician, millwright and machine repair. He…