Miller v. Elegant Junk

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HADEN, Chief Judge.

Pending before the Court is the motion of the Defendant, Public Industrial Loan Company (Public Finance), for summary judgment in this action brought under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq.

I. Background

The Plaintiff, Sylvia J. Miller, is a married woman. She is a resident of Parkersburg, West Virginia. On or about June 15, 1983, Mrs. Miller visited a retail furniture store in Parkersburg named Elegant Junk. Seeing a couple of loveseats in the. store which appealed to her, she sought to buy them. An employee informed Mrs.…