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· 4/16/1991

Reisman v. Regents of Wayne State University

Citations

  • 470 N.W.2d 678
  • 188 Mich. App. 526

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating a plaintiff can show disparate treatment if he “was a member of the class entitled to protection under the act and that he was treated differently than persons of a different class for the same or similar conduct”
  • the plaintiff has a “greater burden of proof” in work force reduction situation
  • “Where a trial court reaches the correct result for the wrong reason, the result will not be disturbed on appeal.”
  • \Statutes are to be construed to avoid absurd or unreasonable consequences\
  • budget crisis that required workforce reductions constituted economic necessity

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Judges: Kelly, Hood, Doctoroff

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