Legal Opinion
Ross v. Stouffer Hotel Co. (Hawai'i) Ltd.
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 1994No. 16486PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAKAYAMA, Justice.
Plaintiff-appellant Harvey J. Ross filed an action against defendant-appellee Stouffer Hotel Company (Hawai'i) Ltd. (Stouffer)1 in the Circuit Court of the Fifth Circuit, State of Hawai'i, after Stouffer discharged him from his position as a massage therapist at the Waiohai Resort (the Resort), on the island of Kaua’i, because of his marital status. At the time he was discharged, Ross was married to Viviana Treffry, who was the principal massage therapist at the Resort. Stouffer discharged Ross pursuant to its policy prohibiting persons related by blood or marriage from…
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