SMITH v. FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE OF DUBLIN OHIO, INC.

Nos. 00-1456 and 00-1553.

92 Ohio St.3d 503 (2001)

SMITH, APPELLEE, v. FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE OF DUBLIN, OHIO, INC., APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of John S. Marshall and Joshua J. Morrow; Spater, Gittes, Schulte & Kolman and Frederick M. Gittes; Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A., and Mark W. Biggerman, for appellee.

David L. Day, L.P.A., and David L. Day, for appellant.

Jeffrey D. Dillman, urging affirmance for amici curiae Housing Advocates, Inc., Metropolitan Strategy Group, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Ohio Civil Rights Coalition, Ohio Employment Lawyers Association, Ohio Fair Housing Congress, Ohio Now Education and Legal Fund, and Ohio State Legal Services Association.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, David M. Gormley, State Solicitor, Judith B. Goldstein and Matthew D. Miko, Assistant State Solicitors, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Civil Rights Commission.


FRANCIS E. SWEENEY, SR., J.

This appeal stems from a handicap discrimination claim brought by appellee, Kristie Smith, against appellant, Friendship Village of Dublin, Ohio, Inc.

On September 2, 1997, appellee was hired by appellant as a home health aide. Appellee, a diabetic, was required to monitor her blood-sugar level throughout the day and to administer insulin when needed. In her complaint, appellee alleged that appellant denied her request...

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