Legal Opinion
40 Fair empl.prac.cas. 619, 39 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,035 Pruet Production Co. And Pruet Oil Company, Cross-Appellants v. Roy G. Ayles, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1986No. 84-4686PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judge:
A terminated employee and his former employer appeal from adverse directed verdicts on their respective Title VII age discrimination and pendent state law breach of contract claims. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the trial court’s granting of both directed verdicts.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Roy G. Ayles, who had both an accounting and a law degree, began working for Pruet family entities in 1970, when he was hired as the sole accountant for a predecessor company. He became controller and secretary-treasurer of the company, and re tained these…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- MEYER, Joseph W., Appellant v. RIEGEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION and James River Corporation of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Maud Lee THORNBROUGH, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLUMBUS AND GREENVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Christopher v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Cassino v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Calvin Rhodes v. Guiberson Oil Tools Division A/K/A F I E, A/K/A Division Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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