Stone v. St. Joseph's Hosp. of Parkersburg

STARCHER, Justice:

This is an appeal from a circuit court’s order entering judgment on a jury’s finding that a hospital had committed disability discrimination against an ambulance paramedic employee of the hospital. We conclude that the jury was not properly instructed, and also that the plaintiff did not present a sufficient evidentiary case to prove disability discrimination. We reverse the circuit court’s judgment order.

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Facts & Background1

The plaintiff below and the appellee before this Court is Mr. Ira Stone (“Mr. Stone”). In July of 1997, Mr. Stone had been an employee of St. Joseph’s…