Legal Opinion
Hatfield v. Columbia Federal Savings Bank
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 17, 1990No. 9751-0-IIIPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
John Burke Hatfield appeals the summary dismissal of his causes of action against Columbia Federal Savings and Loan Association for age discrimination, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel. Because we find a genuine issue of material fact exists as to Mr. Hatfield's claim of age discrimination, we reverse that portion of the summary judgment.
Columbia Federal hired Mr. Hatfield, age 43, in 1973. In 1981, he was promoted to vice-president of the loan servicing department. In 1985, Thomas Guderian, senior vice-president and loan division manager, talked to Mr. Hatfield about assuming the…
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