Legal Opinion
Clark-Peterson Co. v. Independent Insurance Associates, Ltd.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 25, 1992No. 91-1088PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
Plaintiff Clark-Peterson Company, Inc., 1 became liable in an underlying suit for intentional discrimination. Neil Brown, plaintiff in the underlying case, obtained a substantial judgment on a theory of improper employment termination, that is, discrimination due to alcoholism. See Consolidated Freightways, Inc. v. Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Comm'n, 366 N.W.2d 522, 526-28 (Iowa 1985) (holding damages are recoverable for disparate treatment because of disability in the form of alcoholism). See also Iowa Code § 601A.6(l)(a) (1991). The appropriateness of that recovery was not…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rodman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. SandbulteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc. v. Iowa Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
- Consolidated Freightways, Inc. v. Cedar Rapids Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
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3Cited by27 opinions
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