Legal Opinion
Knotts v. Grafton City Hospital
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 2016No. 14-0752PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Justice KETCHUM:
Petitioner Martha' Knotts (“Ms.' Knotts”) appeals the July 8, 2014, order of the Circuit Court of Taylor County granting Respondent Grafton City Hospital’s (“hospital”) motion for summary judgment. Ms. Knotts alleged that she was wrongfully discharged by the *172hospital on the basis of her age—she was 65 years-old-when the hospital fired her. The circuit court ruled that Ms. Knotts failed to establish a prima facie case of age discrimination under the West Virginia Human Rights Act, W.Va.Code § 5-11-1 et seq. [1967].1
In the instant appeal, we address the following…
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