Dubey v. Stroh Brewery Co.

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting defendant summary disposition pursuant to MCE 2.116(0(10), dismissing plaintiff’s age discrimination suit brought under the Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seq.; MSA 3.548(101) et seq. We affirm.

Plaintiff argues the trial court erred in utilizing the shifting burden analysis first set forth in McDonnell Douglas Corp v Green, 411 US 792; 93 S Ct 1817; 36 L Ed 2d 668 (1973), and later reiterated in Texas Dep’t of Community Affairs v Burdine, 450 US 248; 101 S Ct 1089; 67 L Ed 2d 207 (1981). The proper test, plaintiff argues, is the…