Legal Opinion
Alan D. Fountain v. Metcalf, Zima & Company, P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 11, 1991No. 90-8391PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Circuit Judge:
Alan D. Fountain (Fountain) appeals from a summary judgment entered by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia dismissing the complaint because Fountain was not an “employee” as required by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (ADEA). We AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
Fountain sued an accounting firm, Met-calf, Zima & Company, P.A. (the firm), alleging that its termination of his relationship with the firm violated the ADEA. Fountain, Arthur Metcalf, Donald Zima, and Hunter Rice were the only member/shareholders comprising the…
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