Drinkwalter v. Shipton Supply Co., Inc.

The District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, County of Yellowstone, granted summary judgment January 27, 1986, in favor of defendants, Shipton Supply Company and Greg Carroll. The judgment was premised on plaintiff, Pam Drinkwalter’s failure to obtain a. right-to-sue letter from the Human Rights Commission prior to filing a civil suit alleging sexual harassment. Pam Drinkwalter appeals.

Pam Drinkwalter was employed by Shipton Supply Company from October of 1980 through July of 1983. Greg Carroll, a son of the president of Shipton Supply Company, was Drinkwalter’s supervisor. In…