Legal Opinion
Henry E. FORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1981No. 79-2186PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This case was consolidated for trial with Williams v. General Motors Corporation, 656 F.2d 120 (5th Cir. 1981), which we also decide today. Plaintiff Ford originally sought to be added as a party plaintiff in Williams, but the district court denied the motion because of factual dissimilarities in the two cases. As the following discussion will reveal, plaintiff Ford’s case is a straightforward “failure to promote” age discrimination case related only tangentially to the “reduction of force” scenario present in Williams, supra.
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Plaintiff Ford served as a “General…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Henry Carl DEAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Price v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Brian Atwood Wansor v. George Hantscho Co., Inc. v. W. R. Bean & Son, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Tedroe J. Ford, Jr. And Margaret Ford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Rayford C. PACE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Williams v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Anthony J. Melerine, Jr., Continental Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- R. Nelson Brunnemann, Cross-Appellant v. Terra International, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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