Legal Opinion

Arthur D. OTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MIDLAND-ROSS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 1, 1975No. 75-1388PublishedCited by 100 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEICK, Circuit Judge.

Ott has appealed from an order of the District Court granting defendant, Midland-Ross Corporation’s motion to dismiss his claim under the Age Discrimination Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. The court held that Ott, by his own admission, had waived the rights which the Act protects. The court further held that it was without jurisdiction over Ott’s alternative pendant claim of fraud and breach of contract.

Count I of the complaint alleged that on January 4, 1971, when Ott was age 60, his employer, Midland-Ross Corporation, willfully and intentionally discharged him without…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Unexcelled Chemical Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. Rosa POWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by100 opinions

  1. Emra Joseph Bonham v. Dresser Industries, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  2. Robert E. Kennedy, Jr. Joyce Kennedy v. City of Cleveland, William T. Hanton (85-3819), Frank Wszelaki (85-3827)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
  3. United States v. Kwai Fun WongSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. Carl Thomas Rauch, III v. Day and Night Manufacturing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
  5. Mardan Corporation v. C.G.C. Music, Ltd. And MacMillan Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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