Legal Opinion

Smith v. Goodwill Industries of the Miami Valley, Inc.

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided October 30, 1998No. 16906PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wolff, Judge.

Goodwill Industries of the Miami Valley, Inc. (“Goodwill”) appeals from a judgment of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, which affirmed a decision of the Dayton Human Relations Council (“DHRC”). The DHRC had ruled that Goodwill had discriminated against Veronica Smith based on race.

The facts established at the DHRC hearing are as follows.

Goodwill, a nonprofit corporation, provided janitorial services to public and private sector organizations in the Dayton metropolitan area. In providing these services, Goodwill placed a priority on giving employment opportunities to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Shirley J. MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOLEDO HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  4. O'CONNOR v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Ohio Valley Water Co. v. Ben Avon BoroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1920

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3Cited by7 opinions

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