C. Thorrez Industries, Inc. v. Civil Rights Commission

Defendant appeals as of right from a circuit court order entered on January 20, 1978. That order reversed the decision of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission and held that no sex discrimination occurred in the discharge of Sandra Fullerton from plaintiff’s employ.

The facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff is an automatic screw machine company with two plants. One, located in Jackson, Michigan, employed approximately 50 employees, while the other, located 15 miles away, employed three or four employees. The business is geared toward production from its automatic screw machines.

At the time in…