Legal Opinion

Thomas P. BLACKWELL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SUN ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 10, 1983No. 81-5517PublishedCited by 188 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises the question of whether the district court’s jury instructions setting forth the applicable law under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. (“ADEA”) 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq., (1967)1 were misleading or improper. Because we find that the charge to the jury, taken as a whole, accurately stated the controlling law, we affirm the judgment of District Judge Robert Taylor.

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In 1975 Sun Electric Corporation (“Sun”) hired plaintiff-appellee Thomas P. Blackwell (“Plaintiff”) as a sales representative in its Memphis, Tennessee, regional office. His…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Frank L. LOEB, Plaintiff, v. TEXTRON, INC., Et Al., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  5. Thor C. LAUGESEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the ANACONDA COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by188 opinions

  1. Ovall Dale Kendall v. The Hoover CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  2. James F. BARNHART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PICKREL, SCHAEFFER & EBELING COMPANY, L.P.A., Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  3. Barnes v. GenCorp Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  4. Robert v. McDonald v. Union Camp CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. Mauzy v. Kelly Services, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1996

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