Legal Opinion
Henry C. Tyson, Sr. v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 2, 1992No. 87-2693PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Having worked for Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. (“Company”), the defendant-appellee, and its predecessor since January 1960 and having progressed up the non-supervisory, promotion ladder in its electrical maintenance department, Henry C. Tyson, the plaintiff-appellant, applied for a supervisory position in June 1981. The Company denied his application, citing Tyson’s poor work-record, volatility, inability to get along with co-workers, and lack of appropriate leadership abilities. Tyson subsequently filed suit in district court, April 15, 1982, claiming he…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Mars Steel Corp. v. Continental Bank N.A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Mary Ellen Byrne v. Board of Education, School of West Allis-West MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Enrique Reinaldo Rivera and Samuel Aponte-VegaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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