State ex rel. Missouri Commission on Human Rights v. Lasky

SMITH, Judge.

The Missouri Commission on Human Rights sought our writ of prohibition to prevent the trial court from utilizing a jury to review a determination by the Commission that Central Auto Air Conditioning Company had unlawfully discriminated in its employment practices on the basis of race. We issued our preliminary writ which we now make absolute.

Following a complaint from a terminated employee of Central Air, the Commission found, after hearing, that the company had discriminated against the employee because of his race. Central Air sought judicial review of that determination…