Crittenden v. Chrysler Corp.

Plaintiff appeals as of right from the September 25, 1987, order of the Wayne Circuit Court which granted defendant’s motion for summary disposition and dismissed plaintiff’s claim for handicap discrimination. We reverse.

During plaintiff’s employ with defendant, which began in 1953, he was involved with the United Auto Workers, serving as a union steward and committeeman for several years. In October of 1974, plaintiff was granted a leave of absence to work full-time with the International uaw. His position was funded through a ceta program and entailed job training and placement services for…