CARR v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Docket No. 74825, (Calendar No. 7).

425 Mich. 313 (1986)

389 N.W.2d 686

CARR v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. Flessland and Peter L. Conway, P.C., for the plaintiff.

Francis S. Jaworski (Edmond J. Dilworth, Jr., and Drema M. Kopcak, of counsel) for the defendant.

Amicus Curiae:

The Fishman Group (by Steven J. Fishman and Malcolm D. Brown) for Michigan State Chamber of Commerce.


BOYLE, J.

The question presented to the Court in this case is whether a disability that is related to one's ability to perform the duties of a particular position is a "handicap" within the meaning of the Handicappers' Civil Rights Act (HCRA), MCL 37.1101 et seq.; MSA 3.550(101) et seq. For the reasons which follow, we find that the clear legislative intent was that only those whose disability is unrelated...

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