Index: Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py
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--- Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py	(revision 86275)
+++ Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py	(working copy)
@@ -282,6 +282,51 @@
 
         Foo('test').run()
 
+    # TestCase.run() reports SkipTest when raised from
+    # tearDown() 
+    def test_run_skip_in_teardown_when_successful(self):
+        # issue 9857
+        class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
+            def testNothing(self):
+                pass
+            def tearDown(self):
+                raise unittest.SkipTest
+        test = Foo('testNothing')
+        result = unittest.TestResult()
+        test.run(result)
+        self.assertTrue(result.wasSuccessful())
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(result.skipped))
+
+    # Test with an 'Error' result should not also report being
+    # skipped when SkipTest is raised from tearDown
+    def test_run_skip_in_teardown_when_error(self):
+        # issue 9857
+        class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
+            def testNothing(self):
+                raise ValueError
+            def tearDown(self):
+                raise unittest.SkipTest
+        test = Foo('testNothing')
+        result = unittest.TestResult()
+        test.run(result)
+        self.assertFalse(result.wasSuccessful())
+        self.assertEqual([], result.skipped)
+
+    # Test with a 'Failure' result should not also report being
+    # skipped when SkipTest is raised from tearDown
+    def test_run_skip_in_teardown_when_failure(self):
+        # issue 9857
+        class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
+            def testNothing(self):
+                self.assertTrue(False)
+            def tearDown(self):
+                raise unittest.SkipTest
+        test = Foo('testNothing')
+        result = unittest.TestResult()
+        test.run(result)
+        self.assertFalse(result.wasSuccessful())
+        self.assertEqual([], result.skipped)
+
     # "This class attribute gives the exception raised by the test() method.
     # If a test framework needs to use a specialized exception, possibly to
     # carry additional information, it must subclass this exception in
Index: Lib/unittest/case.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/unittest/case.py	(revision 86275)
+++ Lib/unittest/case.py	(working copy)
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@
 
                 try:
                     self.tearDown()
+                except SkipTest as e:
+                    if success:
+                        result.addSkip(result, str(e))
                 except Exception:
                     result.addError(self, sys.exc_info())
                     success = False