RICKGAUER v. MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC.

No. 97-3275.

55 F.Supp.2d 899 (1999)

Dwight RICKGAUER, Plaintiff, v. MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC., a Foreign Corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

July 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garry W. Bryan, Clinton, IL, for plaintiff.

R. Mark Mifflin, David A. Herman, Springfield, IL, Eric F. Mennel, Stephen D. Erf, Chicago, IL, for defendant.


OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.

Martin Marietta hired Rickgauer to be its plant manager when he was 61 years old.

Two and a half years later, he was terminated.

Rickgauer claims that Martin Marietta fired him because of his age.

However, the Court believes that the true reason for Rickgauer's discharge was the fact that he referred to his superiors as "idiots" and "stupid."

Martin Marietta's motion for summary...

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