WPC # U: % 0w44.BQ Y 0J_ 0T 0^ 0h[ 0r 0|5 0 07 1u 0d< U* v~ vH HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh,cAZ"Arial RegularX(~$  HTR[A' LegalLh (Avery 4167 Post CardA' Legalh (Avery 4167 Post CardTXmXXX73XXdXXd7:;e<=>?DACD0"ddd3|xCH2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23    ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(ArialPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ! .     H \RA'\#Xd##Xd#  ݛ   INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEWESTERNSECTIONATJACKSON̄  RONALDD.McKINNA,   )      ) ShelbyChancery Plaintiff/Appellant   ) CaseNo.1040803R.D. v.      )       ) LASCO,INC.,    ) AppealNo.02A019604CH00083      ) Defendant/Appellee  ) @ ORDERONPETITIONFORREHEARING  Wehaveforconsiderationathoughtfulpetitiontorehearinwhichtheemployerinsiststhatourenquirywasabortivesincewefailed(1)toexaminetheprofferedreasonfortheemployeestermination,(2)toexaminetheplaintiffsevidenceofpretext,and(3)tofindthatagediscriminationwasamotivatingfactorinthedetermination. Wedonotagreethatthesupervisorsremarks werenomorethancircumstantialevidenceofdiscrimination.TheseremarksweremorepointedthanthosediscussedinBrenner,whichholdsthat8 11.Aplaintiffmaypresentaprimafaciecaseofagediscriminationbyintroducingevidencethathewasadverselyaffectedbythedefendantsemploymentdecisionsundercircumstanceswhichgiverisetoaninferenceofunlawfuldiscrimination.  Wecontinuetobelievethattheevidencepresentedwassufficienttowithstandsummaryjudgment,andthepetitionisaccordinglydeniedatthecostoftheappellee.       ______________________________   %      WilliamH.Inman,SeniorJudge       ______________________________       AlanE.Highers,Judge       ______________________________       HollyK.Lillard,Judge