Legal Opinion
Combes v. Griffin Television, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided October 8, 1976No. CIV-75-0386-TPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RALPH G. THOMPSON, District Judge.
This action was brought by Ralph E. Combes, plaintiff (hereafter “Combes”), against Griffin Television, Inc., doing business as KWTV Channel 9, a corporation, defendant (hereafter “KWTV”), under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), being Title 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., under which Act this Court has jurisdiction.
The trial was bifurcated. Trial by jury was held July 19-22, 1976 on the sole question of liability, i. e. the question of whether KWTV had discharged Combes as a newscast anchorman in violation of the ADEA, resulting in a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- George McClanahan and William Clinger v. William B. MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Ace Hardware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Hays v. Republic Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Frank L. LOEB, Plaintiff, v. TEXTRON, INC., Et Al., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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- Fariss v. Lynchburg FoundryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Henry Carl DEAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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