Legal Opinion

Donnie M. WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 31, 1999No. 98-1833PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Donnie Wilson worked on the assembly line at Chrysler’s Belvidere plant from 1970 until 1992 when Chrysler refused to reinstate her after a medical leave of absence. The proffered reason for the refusal was that Wilson suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was therefore totally and permanently disabled. Wilson sued under Title VII alleging that she had been sexually harassed during the course of her employment and that Chrysler had discharged her in retaliation for complaining about the harassment. Chrysler successfully moved for partial summary judgment on the…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Faragher v. City of Boca RatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. VinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Burlington Industries, Inc. v. EllerthSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Silk v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  2. Mark Mason v. Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  3. Donna Feldman v. American Memorial Life Insurance Company, Formerly Known as Prairie States Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  4. Smith v. SheahanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  5. Leslie D. McPherson v. City of WaukeganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004

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