Dennis H. HUGULEY, Plaintiff, Abbie L. Perry and Lonnie K. Perry, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee

WELLFORD, Senior Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Abbie Perry (Perry), is a salaried black employee of defendant, General Motors Corporation (GM). In August, 1991, Perry and her husband, Lonnie, filed a complaint in Michigan state -court alleging that, based on her ' race, GM had denied Perry promotions and merit pay . and had demoted plaintiff by transferring her to a department which lacked promotion opportunities. Perry further alleged that GM had retaliated against her because she used GM’s open door policy to challenge the various employment decisions. The husband’s claim was for loss of…