Legal Opinion
Carole WATSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1987No. 86-2632PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Carole Watson, a white woman, appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of Nationwide in her Title VII action alleging differential treatment because of her marriage to a black man. She argues that the district court erred in holding that, as a matter of law, she produced insufficient evidence of constructive discharge. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982) and review the grant of summary judgment de novo. Yartzoff v. Thomas, 809 F.2d 1371, 1373 (9th Cir.1987). We reverse and remand.
A constructive discharge occurs when, looking at the totality of…
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