Legal Opinion
McKenna v. W & W SERVICES, INC.
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided October 12, 2009No. 12-09-00116-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRIAN T. HOYLE, Justice.
Nancy McKenna appeals from a take nothing judgment in her suit for gender discrimination against W & W Services, Inc. In her sole issue, McKenna claims that the trial court erred in denying her Batson challenge. We affirm.
Background
McKenna applied for a job as a truck driver with W & W Services. W & W Services did not hire McKenna, and McKenna believed that her gender was a motivating factor in that decision. Thus, McKenna filed suit against W & W Services for gender discrimination.
At the trial of the case, W & W Services used its six peremptory challenges to…
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