Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Southeastern Michigan Chapter, American Red Cross
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 15, 1985No. Docket 70619PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtP. J. Marutiak, J.
Defendants appeal as of right from a judgment entered on a jury award in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $850,000. Plaintiff’s suit alleged race discrimination in violation of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seq.; MSA 3.548(101) et seq., against his former, employer, the Southeastern Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross, and two of its employees, A. William Shafer, M.D., and Duane E. Johnson.
Plaintiff began his career at the Red Cross in 1948 as a Staff Technologist in the blood program. By 1958, he had advanced to Chief Medical Technologist. In 1964, he was…
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