Legal Opinion
Ralph M. LITTLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. REPUBLIC REFINING CO., LTD., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1991No. 89-7103PublishedCited by 315 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
On July 23, 1986, defendant-appellee Republic Refining Co., Ltd. (“Republic”) discharged plaintiff-appellant Ralph Little. At that time, Little was 61-years-old. He alleges here that Republic violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-34 (1988) (“ADEA”) by discharging him. His claim was tried before a jury. The jury returned a verdict in Little’s favor. The trial court granted Republic’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We AFFIRM.
I. Facts and Prior Proceedings
In July, 1982, Republic, a subsidiary of Tomlinson…
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