Legal Opinion
Ned WILKINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. the EATON CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1986No. 84-3931PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
The defendant-appellant, Eaton Corporation (Eaton), appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict as well as the court’s ruling on evidentiary matters. The jury had returned a verdict for plaintiff-appellee, Ned Wilkins, finding that Eaton had discriminated against Wilkins on the basis of age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq., and in willful violation of the ADEA.
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On February 27, 1981, Ned Wilkins was fired by Eaton Corporation. Wilkins had been employed since July 16,1968…
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