Potts v. Catholic Diocese of Youngstown

Waite, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Mary Ellen Potts, appeals the decision of the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas, granting summary judgment to the defendant in a case involving breach of contract, age discrimination, wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, and negligence. Appellant had been a teacher at St. Charles School, a parochial school under the jurisdiction of appellee, the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown. Appellant’s teaching contract was terminated after she entered into a marriage that appellee determined was invalid under the teachings of the Roman Catholic…