Legal Opinion
Rutlin v. Prime Succession, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided June 9, 1999No. 5:98-cv-00117PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
McKEAGUE, District Judge.
I
Plaintiff David Rutlin brings this action under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. It is undisputed that plaintiff has been diagnosed as having epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder.
Plaintiff was employed as a licensed funeral director by defendant Kerley & Starks, Inc. from September 1968 to October 1997. Kerley & Starks, later purchased by defendant Prime Succession, Inc., operates a funeral home in St. Joseph, Michigan. Plaintiff alleges defendants discriminated…
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