WALKER v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.

Docket No. 103848.

178 Mich. App. 451 (1989)

444 N.W.2d 199

WALKER v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided July 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chambers, Steiner, Mazur, Ornstein & Amlin, P.C. (by Angela J. Nicita), for plaintiff.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (by Ronald J. James and Mark S. Floyd), Durkin, McDonnell & Clifton (by T. Patrick Durkin), and Cary A. Metz, of Counsel, for defendants.

Before: BEASLEY, P.J., and GILLIS and BRENNAN, JJ.


BRENNAN, J.

In this case, plaintiff, who is black, sued defendants alleging that they discriminated against her on the basis of race in violation of the Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seq.; MSA 3.548(101) et seq. We hold that plaintiff's claim is not preempted by the Railway Labor Act, 45 USC 151 et seq. The trial court's order for summary disposition in favor of defendants is vacated.

Plaintiff began her employment with Consolidated...

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