Legal Opinion

Monroe v. Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation

District Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided December 27, 1971No. Civ. A. 12290PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIDNEY O. SMITH, Jr., Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Thomas Monroe, brought this action for damages against defendant, Penn-Dixie Cement Corp., under the provisions of the recently enacted Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. 1 Specifically, he complained that he was discharged from his job with defendant because of his age: he was 58 at the time. The case was tried before a jury, and the jury found for plaintiff in the sum of $23,785. Now, defendant moves for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial.

Defendant submits three…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re Wil-Low CafeteriasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
  2. Har-Pen Truck Lines, Inc. v. Frederick Allen Mills, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. United States v. Franklin Eugene KellyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  4. Stringfellow v. Monsanto CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1970
  5. Martin v. Detroit Marine Terminals, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1960

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Frank L. LOEB, Plaintiff, v. TEXTRON, INC., Et Al., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  2. Thor C. LAUGESEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the ANACONDA COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
  3. 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 633, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,169 Theodore Kolb v. Goldring, Inc., Theodore Kolb v. Goldring, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  4. Whittlesey v. Union Carbide Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  5. Fariss v. Lynchburg FoundryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985

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