Phillips v. Interstate Hotels Corp.
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOLDER, Justice.
We granted this appeal to determine whether a music selection policy can serve: (1) as the basis for discrimination; and (2) as an underlying cause of action to support a claim of constructive discharge.1 The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant. The Court of Appeals af*682firmed the trial court’s dismissal. Upon review, we affirm the appellate court’s dismissal and hold that an establishment’s music selection cannot serve as grounds for discrimination under the Tennessee Human Rights Act.
BACKGROUND
The issue with which we are confronted in the…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Campbell v. Florida Steel Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Turner v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1994
- Parker v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Mark W. Stearnes v. Baur's Opera House, Incorporated, Doing Business as Baur's Opera House, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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