Legal Opinion
Coryell v. Bank One Trust Co. N.A.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 3, 2004No. 2002-1758PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
I. Facts and Procedure
{¶ 1} The facts as alleged in the complaint are as follows. Bank One Trust Company N.A. (“Bank One”) employed James L. Coryell from 1992 until the company terminated his employment in 2001. Coryell, who was 49 years of age at that time, was replaced by 42-year-old John Kozak.
{¶ 2} Coryell sued Bank One for wrongful termination under R.C. Chapter 4112. He claimed that by replacing him with someone substantially younger than himself, Bank One illegally discriminated on the basis of age.1 The trial court granted Bank One’s Civ.R. 12(C) motion for judgment on the pleadings,…
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