Legal Opinion
Hannan v. Chrysler Motors Corp.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided January 16, 1978No. Civ. 5-71628PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DeMASCIO, District Judge.
During the greater part of 1974 and continuing into mid-1975, the defendant Chrysler Corporation (Chrysler) experienced a serious economic recession caused by a drastic decline in automobile sales. To assure its economic survival, Chrysler curtailed its manufacturing and assembly operations and, for a period of time, suspended operations entirely to deplete inventories. Simultaneously with this effort, Chrysler management instructed its department heads to reduce by 50 percent its personnel in every facility at all levels. At the time, the plaintiff…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. McMannSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- William F. ZINGER, Appellant, v. Robert W. BLANCHETTE Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Harris S. McMANN, Appellant, v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- McKinley v. Bendix Corp.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- James B. McCORSTIN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Hans JENSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GULF OIL REFINING AND MARKETING COMPANY and Gulf Oil Corporation, Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Marshall v. Hawaiian Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Allen v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Donald H. GONSALVES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR COMPANY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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