Legal Opinion

Zimmerman Brush Co. v. Fair Employment Practices Commission

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 29, 1980No. 53199PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Original petition for prohibition.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward

On November 9, 1979, Láveme Logan was discharged from his employment at the Zimmerman Brush Company (company) in Chicago, on the ground that he was unable to perform his duties on an assembly line due to a physically handicapped left leg. On November 14, Logan filed a charge with the Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission (Commission) claiming that he had been discriminated against because of his handicap. On January 30, 1980, the company was notified by the Commission to be present at a fact-finding conference set for March 18, 1980, in order to “define the issues, determine which…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Vendo Company v. StonerIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Carrigan v. Illinois Liquor Control CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Hupp v. GrayIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Pantle v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
  5. People v. ArmourIllinois Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. People v. AgnewIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  3. In Re May 1991 Will County Grand JuryIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Allen v. State of West Virginia Human Rights CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Bennett v. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987

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