Legal Opinion
Powers v. H.B. Smith Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 20, 1997No. 96-P-625PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This case, that seemingly neither party wanted to win, causes us to navigate around numerous procedural tangles and wade through several critical missteps. As will be seen, after this curious journey, all we are left with is the uncomfortable sense that the ultimate result is not “inconsistent with substantial justice.” Mass.R.Civ.P. 61, 365 Mass. 829 (1974).
After being discharged from his position as a quality control inspector with H.B. Smith Company, Inc. (Smith), the plaintiff, Robert C. Powers, filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) alleging age…
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