SALT LAKE CITY CORP. v. CONFER

No. 18707.

674 P.2d 632 (1983)

SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Evelyn CONFER and The Industrial Commission of Utah, Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Axelgard and George Sutton, Salt Lake City, for defendants and appellants.

Walter R. Miller, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


OAKS, Justice:

This is a case of first impression on the meaning of "handicap" in the Utah Anti-Discrimination Act, U.C.A., 1953, § 34-35-1, et seq. Finding that Salt Lake City Corporation had discriminated against Evelyn Confer, an applicant for employment, the Industrial Commission awarded her reinstatement plus lost wages for a period of twenty months (less her other earnings during that time) and attorney fees. On petition for a trial de novo, the...

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