Legal Opinion
Ival S. WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1991No. 89-3801PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this case, an older salaried worker raises claims that his employer, which was forced by economic factors to eliminate jobs and streamline operations, improperly elected to retain younger middle management personnel over older workers. The plaintiff-appellant, Ival S. Wilson, brought suit against his former employer, the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company (“Firestone”), alleging breach of contract and age discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment for Firestone on Wilson’s pendent state law breach of contract claim, and following a jury trial,…
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