Legal Opinion
Coski v. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Denver Police Department
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 15, 1990No. 88CA0354PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Chief Judge KELLY.
In this employment discrimination case, the respondent, City and County of Denver, seeks review of a final order of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The Commission determined that the respondent had discriminated against the complainant, Dale Coski, on the basis of her handicap. We reverse.
Coski was a patrol officer with the Denver Police Department until she suffered an injury which rendered her quadriplegic. Since the accident, Coski has had no movement in her legs, and, although she has the use of her upper arm muscles and shoulders, she has no movement in…
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