Legal Opinion
Chappell v. GTE Products Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1986No. 85-5333PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Ian Chappell appeals from the district court’s order granting the defendant GTE Products Corporation’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in this action alleging a violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1982). The jury had returned a verdict finding that GTE had discriminated on the basis of age when it laid off Chappell. We affirm the district court’s order granting GTE’s motion.
Chappell was 56 years old at the time of his layoff from GTE’s U.S. Lighting Division (Sylvania). Sylvania…
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