Legal Opinion
Moses v. Burleigh County
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 28, 1989No. Civ. 880042PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Leora Moses appealed a judgment dismissing her suit against the Sheriff of Bur-leigh County for breach of an employment contract and for race and sex discrimination. We reverse and remand for a jury trial.
Moses, a black woman, was employed by the Sheriff from April 1983 until she resigned in January 1986. Sheriff’s employees customarily began in the jail and moved to other police work. Moses worked in the jail for her entire employment.
When Moses was hired, the Sheriff was expecting improvements to his jail, including addition of a women’s detention section. The Sheriff…
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