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BEARSHIELD v. JOHN MORRELL & CO.

No. 96-852.

570 N.W.2d 915 (1997)

Carol BEARSHIELD, Appellant, v. JOHN MORRELL & CO., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 26, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. McElwain and Michael L. Smith of Smith & McElwain Law Office, Sioux City, for appellant.

Margaret M. Prahl and Sabra K. Craig of Heidman, Redmond, Fredregill, Patterson, Schatz & Plaza, L.L.P., Sioux City, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.

TERNUS, Justice.

Appellant Carol Bearshield sued her employer, appellee John Morrell & Co., claiming disability discrimination. In granting John Morrell's motion for summary judgment, the district ruled, as a matter of law, that Bearshield was not disabled within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Iowa Civil Rights Act. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 12102(2), 12112(a) (1988); Iowa Code §§ 216.2(5), 216.6(1)(a) (1993). Bearshield...

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