Dawson v. Allstate Insurance

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of Karen E. Dawson, the plaintiff below, from the June 9, 1992 order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County which granted summary judgment for the appel-lees and defendants below, Allstate Insurance Company and Ralph Burton. Ms. Dawson brought this action against the appellees alleging that the appellees had refused to hire her as an insurance agent solely on the basis of her gender in violation of W.Va.Code, 5-11-9 [1989]. 1 Ms. Dawson also alleged that the appellee, Ralph Burton, made false representations to her about getting the job upon which…