Martinell v. Montana Power Co.

Defendant Montana Power Company appeals the decision of the District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District, Rosebud County, in an action claiming discrimination based on handicap and constructive discharge from employment. After a nonjury trial, the District Court ruled in favor of Montana Power Company, concluding that the defendant had no duty to accommodate a handicapped person under the law in effect when Bonnie Martinell terminated her employment with defendant. The District Court reversed that ruling on plaintiff’s Motion to Alter or Amend Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and…