ARIZONA CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION, ETC. v. OLSON

No. 1 CA-CIV 4697.

132 Ariz. 20 (1982)

643 P.2d 723

ARIZONA CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, State of Arizona, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John OLSON, Brad Stewart and Bruce Evans, in their capacity as the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, Robert Scott, former Sheriff of Yavapai County, H. "Curley" Moore, Sheriff of Yavapai County, and Yavapai County, a County of the State of Arizona, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

Rehearing Denied March 12, 1982.

Review Denied April 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by Arthur G. Garcia, former Executive Director, Philip A. Austin, Executive Director, Arizona Civil Rights Div., Therese L. Martin, Charles M. Santaguida, Asst. Attys. Gen., Phoenix, for plaintiff-appellant.

Stan A. Lehman, Prescott, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

CONTRERAS, Judge.

At issue is whether the trial court erred in dismissing appellant's employment discrimination complaint for failure of the underlying charge to state a claim. We find that the charge does state a claim under the Arizona Civil Rights Act, A.R.S. §§ 41-1401 et seq., and therefore reverse.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On April 29, 1976, Gertrude Alexander, an employee of the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, filed...

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