Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Henderson v. Fort Worth Independent School District

Henderson v. Fort Worth Indep. Sch. Dist., 441 U.S. 906 (1979)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1979-04-16
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • noting that under federal law, stipulations and admissions in pleadings are generally binding on the parties and the Court
  • "the motion for judgment n.o.v. may be granted only when, without weighing the credibility of the evidence, there can be but one reasonable conclusion as to the proper judgment"
  • “The consent requirement of § 216(b), ... is apposite solely to representative actions”
  • operation of discriminatory seniority system constitutes ongoing violation under ADEA

Citator

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.