Legal Opinion
Garvey Elevators, Inc. v. Kansas Human Rights Commission
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 10, 1998No. 76,394PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Six, J.:
This is a racial discrimination/hostile environment/constructive discharge case brought under the Kansas Act Against Discrimination, K.S.A. 44-1001 et seq. (the Act). All of the racial epithets that form the basis of the complaint were from a single employee, Harry Bell, a co-equal of the African-American complainant, Eli A. Jackson. A favorable ruling for Jackson from the Kansas Human Rights Commission (KHRC) was reviewed under K.S.A. 44-1011 by the district court and dismissed. Garvey Elevators, Inc., (Garvey) is the employer. On appeal, the…
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