Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 2000No. W1997-00247-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 139 opinions
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OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HolderHolder, J.
in which ANDERSON, C.J., and DROWOTA, BIRCH, and BARKER, JJ., joined.
We granted this appeal to address: (1) the appropriate framework for analyzing a handicap discrimination claim under the Tennessee Handicap Discrimination Act; and (2) whether the evidence supported the jury’s finding of handicap discrimination. We hold that the record contains material evidence to support the jury’s verdict. The Court of Appeals is reversed and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for resolution of the issues preter-mitted by that court.
FACTS
The plaintiff, Larry W. Barnes, was employed by the…
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