Legal Opinion
Johansen v. NCR Comten, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 22, 1991No. 89-P-1395PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Aggrieved by an adverse judgment (founded on a jury verdict) concerning his age discrimination claim, the plaintiff, Harry G. Johansen, argues that the trial judge, in his charge to the jury, failed to allocate correctly the respective evidentiary burdens of the parties. We affirm.
Johansen brought an action against NCR Comten, Inc. (NCR), alleging that it terminated his employment for reasons proscribed by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 623 (a)(l)(1976) 1 and its Mas sachusetts analogue, G. L. c. 15IB, §§ 4 and 9.* 2 Only the Federal claim was tried to the jury;…
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