Legal Opinion
K-Mart Corp. v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided May 4, 1989No. 18565PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROTHERTON, Chief Justice:
This case involves an appeal by the appellants, Abdul Baram and the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, from the order of the Kanawha County Circuit Court entered on September 9, 1986. In that order, the court reversed the finding of the Human Rights Commission and concluded that the evidence in the record did not substantiate a conclusion that Mr. Baram and his family were discriminated against by K-Mart Corporation when they were observed as possible shoplifters.
On September 19, 1981, Mr. Baram, his wife (Ms. Dehnah), their two children, and several adult…
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