Young v. American Airlines, Inc.

KENNETH M. ROMINES, Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Lamonte R. Young, Sr. (“Young” or “Appellant”) appeals from the decision of the trial court granting Defendant-Respondent American Airlines’s (“American”) motion for summary judgment. Young, an African-American, brought an action against his employer, American, alleging wrongful termination, pursuant to the Missouri Human Rights Act, Section 213.050 RSMo. (2000), 1 premised upon alleged racial discrimination. The incident for which Young was fired involved an altercation with two white employees over the use of a telephone in the company break…