Teets v. Eastern Associated Coal Corp., Federal No. 2

Silva A. Teets appeals from an adverse ruling entered by the Circuit Court of Marion County granting summary judgment to Mrs. Teets’ employer, Eastern Associated Coal Corporation, Federal No. 2 (“East- em”) in an employment discrimination suit. Having reviewed the record in this case, we conclude that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because genuine issues of material fact are unresolved in the record. Therefore, this case is reversed and remanded to the Circuit Court of Marion County for further proceedings.

Mrs. Teets was hired by Eastern in 1975. After a ninety-day…