MASS TRANSIT ADMIN. v. COM'N ON HUMAN RELATIONS

No. 129, September Term, 1986.

68 Md. App. 703 (1986)

515 A.2d 781

MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION v. MARYLAND COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

October 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Kaufman (Glenn E. Bushel on the brief), Baltimore, for appellant.

Sally I. Swann and Denise Noonan Slavin, Asst. Gen. Counsel (Risselle Rosenthal Fleisher, Gen. Counsel on the brief), Baltimore, for appellee.

Argued before WEANT, ALPERT and BLOOM, JJ.


ALPERT, Judge.

This case is somewhat peculiar in that the complainant, Vance Simms, successfully claimed that he was the victim of handicap discrimination despite the fact that he does not have the handicap that allegedly was the basis of the discrimination action. We explain.

In March 1978, Vance Simms applied for a job as a bus operator with the Mass Transit Administration ("MTA"). On May 9, 1978, the MTA required Mr. Simms to undergo a complete pre-employment...

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