Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Lagoudakis
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 4, 1992No. Docket Nos. 89528, 89532, (Calendar No. 5)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
Defendant Kostas Lagoudakis operates the Paradise Family Restaurant in Coldwater. In November, 1987, he hired plaintiff Dorene Sanchez as a waitress. Shortly thereafter, a rumor circulated that Sanchez had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, aids. It appears that some patrons refused to allow Sanchez to wait on them.
On December 8, 1987, Lagoudakis informed Sanchez that she could not continue to work at the restaurant until she secured medical evidence that she was disease free. Sanchez obtained a blood test at the county health department and learned that the result was negative about a month…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- E. E. Black, Ltd. v. MarshallDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1980
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