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HOOD v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.

No. 98-60196 Summary Calendar.

168 F.3d 231 (1999)

Frances Elaine HOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 4, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Waller, Sr., Lloyd Reeve Chatham, Waller & Waller, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael M. Farrell, Richard Allen Hammond, Jr., The Kullman Firm, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Francis Elaine Hood appeals the grant of summary judgment to Sears Roebuck and Company. The district court held that Hood's untimely filing of a charge with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") defeated her sexual harassment claim. In doing so, it rejected the argument that equity required tolling the period during which Hood's mental incapacity rendered her unable to pursue her legal rights under Title...

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