BARNES v. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO.


48 S.W.3d 698 (2000)

Larry W. BARNES v. The GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

May 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan M. Norwood, Memphis, TN, for appellant, Larry W. Barnes.

Tim K. Garrett and Michael S. Moschel, Nashville, TN, and James M. Glascow, Jr., Union City, TN, for appellee, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.


OPINION

HOLDER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDERSON, C.J., and DROWOTA, BIRCH, and BARKER, JJ., joined.

We granted this appeal to address: (1) the appropriate framework for analyzing a handicap discrimination claim under the Tennessee Handicap Discrimination Act; and (2) whether the evidence supported the jury's finding of handicap discrimination. We hold that the record contains material evidence to support the jury's verdict. The...

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