Hood v. Diamond Products, Inc.

The primary issue before this court is whether the court of appeals properly concluded that summary judgment in favor of appellees was appropriate. For the reasons that follow, we answer this question in the negative and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

Handicap discrimination in employment situations is prohibited by R.C. 4112.02(A).1 This statutory2 provision provides that:

“It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice:

*302“(A) For any employer, because of the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ancestry of any person, to discharge without…