ERICKSON v. FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 00-2716.

271 F.3d 718 (2001)

Robert E. ERICKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC., a Missouri corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard L. Bolter, Minneapolis, MN, argued, for appellant.

David P. Pearson, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Craig A. Brandt, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BYE, LAY, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Robert E. Erickson appeals from the entry of summary judgment against him on his age discrimination suit against Farmland Industries, Inc. In February 1998, at the age of 49, Erickson was demoted from his managerial position to a sales job. Erickson argues that he presented sufficient direct evidence of discrimination to place the burden on Farmland to prove that it would have demoted him for...

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