Cannon v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

*404OPINION OF THE COURT

Bracken, J.

In an action to recover damages resulting from defendant’s alleged age discrimination practices and for other affirmative relief, we are asked to consider whether Federal age discrimination actions supersede and supplant the right of a private, individual to maintain such action for age discrimination in the State courts and, if not, whether in this particular instance the certification of this matter as a class action should be sustained.

We hold that the appeal from the order dated January 13,1981, which certified the action as a class action, should be…