Legal Opinion
Rakestraw v. Carpenter Co.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided September 29, 1995No. 1:94CV53-S-DPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SENTER, Chief Judge.
This cause is presently before the court upon defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff has charged that defendant discriminated against him in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated his employment.
FACTS
Kenneth Rakestraw was employed as a truck driver for Carpenter Company for six years. Carpenter manufactures urethane foam to be used in the furniture industry. In mid-December, 1992, Rakestraw was unloading polyfoam buns from his truck by sliding them to the back of the trailer. Each set of buns weighed approximately 300…
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