Daniel H. SAHADI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. REYNOLDS CHEMICAL, Division of Hoover Ball and Bearing Company, Defendant-Appellee

Daniel H. Sahadi brought suit against his employer, Reynolds Chemical, in the district court under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq., alleging that he was discriminatorily terminated from employment because of his age. The case went before a jury, but after presentation of the plaintiff’s proofs, the trial judge directed a verdict for Reynolds, holding that, as a matter of law, Sahadi had failed to make out a prima facie case under the Act. We affirm.

The evidence presented at trial, construed most favorably to the plaintiff, fully supports the trial…