Garland Melton v. Melton Planting Company, a Mississippi Corporation

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.

In this Mississippi diversity case, plaintiff Garland Melton appeals from the district court’s granting of defendant Melton Planting Company’s motion for summary judgment. Finding genuine issues of material fact, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings. The portion of the district court’s judgment denying plaintiff Garland Melton’s motion for partial summary judgment is affirmed.

I. BACKGROUND

On October 12, 1982, plaintiff Garland Melton, a resident of Arkansas and twenty-five years of age, was employed by Melton Planting Company…