Legal Opinion

Robbins v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 19, 2000No. ED 77233PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAWRENCE G. CRAHAN, Judge.

Douglas Robbins and Thomas Shelor (“Employees”) appeal the summary judgment entered in favor of Defendants McDonnell Douglas Corporation (“MDC”) and McDonnell Douglas Technical Services Company (“MDTSC”) (collectively, “Defendants”) in their action alleging breach of contract. We reverse and remand.

The material facts are not in dispute. In the early 1990’s, MDC laid off about 25% of its workers in the St. Louis area. Shortly thereafter, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed suit in federal court alleging that, in implementing this force…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  2. Peterson v. Continental Boiler Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1990
  3. Hougland v. Pulitzer Pub. Co., Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. Chehval v. St. John's Mercy Medical CenterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. Buchmiller v. BuchmillerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp. v. American Winery, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  4. Goldring v. Franklin Equity Leasing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Morelock-Ross Properties, Inc. v. English Village Not-For-Profit Sewer Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2010

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