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JONES v. GRINNELL CORP.

No. 99-10402.

235 F.3d 972 (2001)

Sherman Wallace JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. GRINNELL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 4, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Gruben, Jane-Ashley E. McMillan (argued), Plano, TX, for Jones.

James K. Peden, III (argued), Michael R. Buchanan, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, TX, Bruce Allan Griggs, Strasburger & Price, Austin, TX, for Grinnell Corp.

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Sherman Wallace Jones ("Jones") sued Grinnell Corporation ("Grinnell"), alleging that it had dismissed him in violation of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, TEX. LAB.CODE ANN. § 21.001, et seq. ("Texas Human Rights Act"). A jury ruled in favor of Jones. Grinnell now cross-appeals the district court's denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law in regards to liability. We vacate the judgment below, finding...

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