Legal Opinion

Frances M. WALLS, Plaintiff-Appellant. v. BUTTON GWINNETT BANCORP, INC., Button Gwinnett Savings Bank, Defendants-Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 25, 1993No. 92-8680PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Francis Walls filed suit against her former employer, Button Gwinnett Bank (“Bank”), alleging her termination violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (1988), and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. On January 23, 1992, the ADEA portion of the case was tried before a jury. After a jury verdict in Walls’ favor, the court granted the Bank’s motion for judgment as a matter of law and alternative motion for a new trial. Walls appeals both orders. We reverse and order the district court to reinstate the jury verdict…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  3. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. Howard YOUNG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Charles A. Castle v. Sangamo Weston, Inc., a Corporation, Chris Papastrat, Shelby Bass v. Sangamo Weston, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Tonya J. WIDEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  2. Alice T. Cleveland v. Home Shopping NetworkCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Stimpson v. City of TuscaloosaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  4. Montgomery v. NogaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  5. Elizabeth Steger v. General Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003

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