Legal Opinion
Edna Johnson v. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 29, 1986No. 85-1358PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
This case involves an age discrimination suit brought by plaintiff Edna Johnson (“plaintiff”), pursuant to the provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq. (“ADEA”), against the defendant University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (“defendant”). Plaintiff appeals from the district court’s order denying plaintiff's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”) or for a new trial. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.
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Plaintiff was born April 17, 1922, and was hired by defendant November 11, 1965. She initially…
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