Legal Opinion
Oleta C. Van Steenburgh v. The Rival Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1999No. 98-1275PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Oleta Van Steenburgh appeals from the district court’s grant of judgment as a matter of law in favor of the Rival Company (Rival) on her sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000e-17. We reverse and remand.
I
Van Steenburgh began working at Rival’s manufacturing plant in 1988. Her immediate supervisor was Larry Esser. Van Steenburgh had a good working relationship with Esser until late 1989 or early 1990, when he told Van Steenburgh that he was interested in seeing her socially. From that point until Van Steenburgh…
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