HABINKA v. HUMAN RIGHTS COMM'N

No. 1-87-2321.

192 Ill. App.3d 343 (1989)

548 N.E.2d 702

JAMES J. HABINKA, Petitioner, v. THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION et al., Respondents.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed December 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas C. Nohlgren and Patricia M. Logue, both of Jenner & Block, and Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, both of Chicago (Roy Petty, of counsel), for petitioner.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield, for respondent Human Rights Commission.

Pope, Ballard, Shepard & Fowle, Ltd., of Chicago (Carol B. Manzoni and Richard J. Brodecki, of counsel), for respondent Lake River Corporation, Terminals Division.


Order affirmed.

JUSTICE COCCIA delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner, James J. Habinka, appeals directly to this court from a decision of the Illinois Human Rights Commission (Commission) which held that petitioner failed to prove that he had been discriminated against by respondent, Lake River Corporation, Terminals Division (Lake River), on the basis of a legally cognizable physical handicap. Issues presented for review are: (1) whether the decision...

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