Legal Opinion
Joe E. Cooper, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Asplundh Tree Expert Company, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1988No. 85-2316, 85-2369PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
Joe E. Cooper brought this action against his former employer, Asplundh Tree Expert Company (Asplundh), under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, alleging that Asplundh willfully discriminated against Cooper in firing him. A jury, answering special interrogatories, found both that Asplundh intentionally discriminated against Cooper and that such discrimination was willful. The district court denied Asplundh’s motion for judgment n.o.v. and subsequently entered judgment for Cooper in the amount of $32,000 for back pay, an additional…
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