Legal Opinion
Sam J. Brooks v. Woodline Motor Freight, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1988No. 87-1437PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Woodline Motor Freight, Inc. (Woodline), an Arkansas corporation authorized to do business in Missouri, appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court 1 for the Western District of Missouri upon a jury verdict finding that Woodline had discriminated against Sam J. Brooks on the basis of age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., and had violated the Missouri service letter statute, Mo.Ann. Stat. § 290.140 (Vernon Supp.1988).
The jury awarded Brooks backpay in the amount of $43,500 for the age…
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