Legal Opinion
Frances Elaine HOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1999No. 98-60196PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Francis Elaine Hood appeals the grant of summary judgment to Sears Roebuck and Company. The district court held that Hood’s untimely filing of a charge with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) defeated her sexual harassment claim. In doing so, it rejected the argument that equity required tolling the period during which Hood’s mental incapacity rendered her unable to pursue her legal rights under Title VII. We affirm.
We review a grant of summary judgment de novo. See United States v. Johnson, 160 F.3d 1061, 1063 (5th Cir.1998).…
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