Legal Opinion
Aaron COOLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC., Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1994No. 93-5110PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal stems from an action claiming wrongful termination, brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, and the Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA), Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 4-21-101 to -806 (1991 & Supp.1993). A jury returned a verdict for the terminated employee of about $500,000, and the employer appeals. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
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Aaron Cooley had worked for the same theater chain since 1953, working his way up from “popcorn man” to Chattanooga city manager, when the chain came under new management in 1982.…
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