Legal Opinion
Vivian J. Scheid v. Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1988No. 87-4046PublishedCited by 758 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Vivian J. Scheid appeals the district court’s order granting defendant Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Inc.’s, motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) to dismiss plaintiff’s age discrimination and breach of contract claims in this diversity action for wrongful discharge. We affirm the dismissal of plaintiff’s age discrimination claim, but because we hold that the pleadings for plaintiff’s breach of contract claim satisfy the pleading requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. 8, we reverse the dismissal of plaintiff’s contract claim.
Scheid was employed by Fanny Farmer at its Norfolk,…
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