HAZLETT v. MARTIN CHEVROLET, INC.

No. 85-1426.

25 Ohio St. 3d 279 (1986)

HAZLETT, APPELLEE, v. MARTIN CHEVROLET, INC., APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlile, Patchen, Murphy & Allison, Denis J. Murphy and Anne C. Berry, for appellee.

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, and Vincent T. Lombardo, for Ohio Civil Rights Commission.

Meermans, Zimmer & Cauffield and Robert S. Meermans, for appellant.


LOCHER, J.

The issue before us is whether drug addiction and alcoholism are handicaps as defined in R.C. 4112.01(A)(13). Pursuant to the discussion that follows we find for appellee and hold that drug addiction and alcoholism are handicaps as defined by R.C. 4112.01(A)(13).

R.C. 4112.01(A)(13) states that "`[h]andicap' means a medically diagnosable, abnormal condition which is expected to continue for a considerable...

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