Legal Opinion
William J. Blanton v. Inco Alloys International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1997No. 96-5043PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, William J. Blanton, a fifty-one year old resident of Rush, Kentucky, filed a wrongful discharge claim against Inco Alloys International, Inc. (“Inco”), a Delaware cor poration registered to do business in Kentucky. Inco employed Blanton in its Bur-naugh, Kentucky plant beginning September of 1966 as a janitor. Eventually, Blanton became extrusion press crew leader, a position he held for many years until the events that brought about this lawsuit.
On August 31, 1991, while performing his duties as extrusion press crew leader, Blan-ton injured his back. He…
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