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MATHIS v. PHILLIPS CHEVROLET, INC.

No. 00-1892.

269 F.3d 771 (2001)

Anthony C. MATHIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PHILLIPS CHEVROLET, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 15, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Morrison (argued), Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenblom & Moritz, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

John S. Huntley (argued), Sanchez & Daniels, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and DIANE P. WOOD and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Anthony Mathis is a 59-year-old African-American man with over 24 years of experience in car sales. Notwithstanding that background, when he applied for a job as a salesman at Phillips Chevrolet, Inc. ("Phillips"), Phillips never even interviewed him. Instead, it hired seven younger, white salespeople — a move that prompted Mathis to sue the dealership for age and race discrimination. A jury found for Phillips on the race discrimination...

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