HAYDEN v. FIRST NAT. BANK OF MT. PLEASANT, TEX.

No. 77-1419.

595 F.2d 994 (1979)

Esther HAYDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MT. PLEASANT, TEXAS, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 22, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry R. Daves, Tyler, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Norman C. Russell, Texarkana, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GODBOLD and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

Ms. Esther Hayden appeals the order of the District Court granting summary judgment in an employment discrimination suit against the First National Bank of Mount Pleasant, Texas (the Bank). Because we find that the District Court erred in deciding the merits of the case on a motion for summary judgment, we reverse and remand the case for proper disposition.

In July of 1974 Esther Hayden, a black female with a diploma from Tyler Commercial...

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