HOUGHTON v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP.

No. 76-1652.

553 F.2d 561 (1977)

Phillip W. HOUGHTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, and W. J. Usery, Jr., Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Intervenor Plaintiff Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1977.

As Amended June 1, 1977.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 1, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carin Ann Clauss, Associate Sol., U. S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant; William J. Kilberg, Sol. of Labor, Carin Ann Clauss, Associate Sol., Herman Grant, Regional Sol., U. S. Dept. of Labor, Chicago, Ill., and John J. Schlueter, St. Louis, Mo., on brief.

Veryl L. Riddle, St. Louis, Mo., for defendant-appellee; names appearing on brief are Veryl L. Riddle, Thomas C. Walsh and Michael G. Biggers, St. Louis, Mo., on brief.

John S. Yodice, Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Ass'n.

Before CLARK, Associate Justice, HEANEY and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 1, 1977.

Mr. Justice CLARK.

Appellant Phillip W. Houghton brought this age discrimination action against McDonnell Douglas Corporation (the Company) following his removal at the age of 52, from the position of Chief Production Test Pilot and his subsequent termination from the Company's employ. He sued for reinstatement to his former position, an injunction against future discrimination, reimbursement of lost wages...

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