Wilbur L. LOVELACE, Appellant, v. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff sought damages from his former employer for an alleged violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The plaintiff’s claim, centered on his demotion from a position as store manager, was submitted to a jury which returned a verdict in his favor. Thereafter, however, the district judge granted the de fendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The plaintiff appealed, and we affirm.
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In November 1978, Wilbur Lovelace, then age 55, was demoted from his position as manager of the larger of two Sherwin-Wil-liams…
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