Legal Opinion
Hutchings v. Erie City & County Library Board of Directors
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 29, 1981No. Civ. A. No. 80-182 EriePublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEBER, Chief Judge.
This is a civil rights action brought by a handicapped employee of the Erie City and County Library under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff, Sibyle Hutchings, is a Reference Librarian currently assigned to work at the main branch of the Erie City and County Library. Mrs. Hutchings suffers from dormant multiple sclerosis. As a result of this illness she is able to walk only with the assistance of leg braces and a walker. The main branch of the City and County Library is housed in…
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