Brock v. General Electric Co.

Plaintiff-appellant, Douglas Lee Brock, filed a complaint against defendantappellee, General Electric Company (“G.E.”), alleging that it terminated his employment because of a handicap, in violation of R.C. 4112.02(A). Subsequently, G.E. filed a motion for summary judgment.

The evidence supporting and opposing the motion for summary judgment showed that G.E. hired Brock as a supervisor in 1985. In 1989, he began suffering severe bouts of depression and anxiety. At one point, Brock had to be physically restrained after he lost his temper with a subordinate. Another time, he sat in his car in…