Legal Opinion
Kimmel v. Crowley Maritime Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 10, 1979No. 6297-1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJames, J.
This case involves the application of Washington's "Law Against Discrimination," RCW 49.60, to physically handicapped persons.
Plaintiff Robert S. Kimmel had worked as an able-bodied seaman on tugboats operating out of Seattle. In October 1970, while working on a tug owned by Alaska-British Columbia Transportation Company (Alaska-B.C.), a wholly owned subsidiary of defendant Crowley Maritime Corporation (Crowley), Kimmel sustained an injury to his right knee. Following a medial meniscectomy (surgical removal of the medial cartilage) on his right knee in February 1971, Kimmel returned to work.…
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