Legal Opinion
Coker v. Amoco Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 18, 1983No. Nos. 81-7656, 81-8042PublishedCited by 226 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated cases arose from the termination of the employment relationship between Lewis Coker and Amoco Oil Company. In No. 81-7656, Coker brought an action in federal court on April 5, 1979 alleging that his July 22, 1978 termination violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (1976). A jury awarded Coker $6,993 in damages and Amoco appeals. In No. 81— 8042, Coker filed a complaint in state court on June- 22, 1979 against Amoco and unnamed in-state defendants alleging that his discharge resulted from fraud and breach of…
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