Legal Opinion
Walker v. Pettit Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1979No. Nos. 78-1411, 78-1488PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
In each of these age discrimination suits, the defendant employer appeals from the ruling of the district court that damages for pain and suffering or mental anguish are recoverable in a suit brought under § 7 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. § 626. In addition, Pettit Construction Company (Pettit), the defendant in No. 78-1411, appeals from the holding of the district court that punitive damages are recoverable under § 7. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. (Eastern), the defendant in No. 78-1488, asserts various errors committed by the district court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Henry Carl DEAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Rogers v. Exxon Research & Engineering Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Rogers v. Exxon Research & Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by46 opinions
- 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 633, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,169 Theodore Kolb v. Goldring, Inc., Theodore Kolb v. Goldring, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Odriozola v. Superior Cosmetic Distributors Corp.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1985
- Fariss v. Lynchburg FoundryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Andrew P. KELLY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., a Foreign Corporation, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Guthrie v. J.C. Penney Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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