Legal Opinion
Ranger Fuel Corp. v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1988No. 18316PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEELY, Justice:
Joyce Marcum applied for a job with Ranger Fuel in 1981 and indicated on her application that she would like to be a shuttle car operator or a roof bolter helper. Ms. Marcum was interviewed by the personnel manager and informed that she would be hired as a general inside laborer at Ranger’s Beckley No. 4 Mine if she passed the pre-employment physical examination.
The duties of a general inside laborer include: shoveling belts and roadways; laying track; setting timber; dusting rock; greasing belts; making belt splices; loading belts; making supply runs; working on the move…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Allen v. State of West Virginia Human Rights CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- E. E. Black, Ltd. v. MarshallDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1980
- Elstner v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1987
- Davis v. BucherDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. TriplettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Appalachian Power Co. v. State Tax DepartmentWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Skaggs v. Elk Run Coal Co., Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- Maikotter v. University of West Virginia Board of Trustees/West Virginia UniversityWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999
- Chico Dairy Co. v. West Virginia Human Rights CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
- Morris Memorial Convalescent Nursing Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Human Rights CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1993
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