Legal Opinion
McConnell v. Thomson Newspapers, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided August 11, 1992No. 2:92CV22, 2:92CV28PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JUSTICE, District Judge.
I. Factual Background and Procedural History of These Actions
Plaintiff Frankie McConnell worked full-time as chief photographer for the Marshall News Messenger, until he was discharged on January 2, 1990, at age fifty. He had worked for the Marshall News Messenger since March 24, 1986. McConnell previously had been employed by the paper from 1972-1978, and for about two years in the early 1980’s. In January 1990, the News Messenger eliminated the job of chief photographer. The paper hired Mark Dimmett, then age thirty, within days after discharging…
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