CLARK v. AMERICAN HOME FOODS

No. 83-1684.

743 F.2d 52 (1984)

Forrest R. CLARK, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. AMERICAN HOME FOODS, DIVISION OF AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sydney T. Schulman, Springfield, Mass., with whom David O. Scott, and Fein, Schulman, Resnic & Pearson, Springfield, Mass., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Robert L. Leonard, Springfield, Mass., with whom Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C., Springfield, Mass., was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, BREYER, Circuit Judge, and HUNTER, Senior District Judge.


ELMO B. HUNTER, District Judge.

Appellant, Forrest Clark, appeals the judgment of the district court in favor of American Home Foods. This age discrimination case was tried to the court, a jury having been waived. Appellant claims that the trial court erred in granting a directed verdict for the appellee at the close of appellant's case. It appears that appellant has been confused by appellee's counsel's failure to read or understand the Federal Rules. Because the...

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