Legal Opinion
Jay v. Bush v. Commonwealth Edison Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 1993No. 92-2788PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in an employment discrimination case, a black man named Jay Bush, appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, Commonwealth Edison Company. 778 F.Supp. 1436 (N.D.Ill.1991). The appeal presents issues under several statutes.
Commonwealth Edison hired Bush in 1978 as a repairman in the transportation department of Edison’s Chicago South Division. For four years all went well. Then in June 1982 Bush injured a knee while working and was placed on restricted duty for a couple of weeks. In December of the following year he reinjured…
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