Owen v. University of Kentucky

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

CHIEF JUSTICE MINTON

Under our established election-of-remedies jurisprudence in Kentucky, a plaintiff seeking recovery under a civil rights theory must choose to pursue her claim either through the administrative system or in a court of law. Choosing first the administrative route, Janet Owen, a former University of Kentucky employee, received final orders from the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights dismissing her claim for discriminatory employment practices based on a physical disability. She then sought recovery in circuit court, but that court granted summary…