Marcelle v. Taubman

Defendants appeal by leave granted the trial court’s order denying their motion for summary disposition of plaintiff’s handicappers’ civil rights claim. We reverse.

Defendants hired plaintiff in 1984 as their butler. In 1987, defendants promoted plaintiff to the position of major-demo, i.e., household manager. On September 15, 1993, plaintiff was discharged. He filed this claim on September 12, 1994, alleging age discrimination, handicap discrimination, and retaliatory discharge. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary disposition of plaintiff’s age and retaliatory discharge…