Scholz v. Montgomery Ward & Co.

I. INTRODUCTION AND FACTS

This case is a wrongful discharge/religious discrimination action brought against the defendant, Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, by Jane Scholz, a- former employee of defendant at its North Kent Mall Store in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The Court held in abeyance defendant’s application for leave to appeal pending decisions in Bullock v Automobile Club of Michigan, 432 Mich 472; 444 NW2d 114 (1989), and In re Certified Question, Bankey v Storer Broadcasting Co, 432 Mich 438; 443 NW2d 112 (1989). On May 2, 1990, we granted leave to appeal. 1

The sole issue to be decided…