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THOMPSON v. DOVER DOWNS, INC.

No. 40,2005.

887 A.2d 458 (2005)

Vernon E. THOMPSON, Appellee-Below/Complainant-Below, Appellant, v. DOVER DOWNS, INC., Appellant-Below/Respondent-Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: November 3, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lexie S. McFassel, Esquire, (argued) of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Dover, Delaware; Diana S. Erickson, Esquire, of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Georgetown, Delaware; for Appellant.

Thomas P. Preston, Esquire, and David K. Sheppard, Esquire, (argued) of Blank Rome LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; for Appellee.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

JACOBS, Justice.

Vernon Thompson ("Thompson") appeals from a Superior Court order reversing a decision and order of the Delaware Human Relations Commission ("DHRC"). Security officials of Dover Downs, Inc. ("Dover Downs") had denied Thompson access to its casino, because Thompson insisted that his dog accompany him, yet Thompson refused to answer the officials' inquiries about what his alleged support animal had been trained to perform. Accordingly, Dover Downs refused...

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