Legal Opinion
Percy v. Allen
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 13, 1982PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Knox County, ruling that the rejection in 1977 of her application for employment as a guard at the Maine State Prison on the basis of her sex was lawful and that she is therefore not entitled to back pay and other benefits lost because she was not then hired. Finding errors of law in the proceedings below, we vacate the judgment and remand this action to the Superior Court.
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The plaintiff, Lynn A. Percy, a woman, applied on May 24,1977, for employment as a guard at the Maine State Prison. Pursuant to her application,…
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