WILLIAMS v. AKRON

No. 2004-0695.

107 Ohio St.3d 203 (2005)

2005-Ohio-6268

WILLIAMS, APPELLANT, v. CITY OF AKRON, APPELLEE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thompson & Bishop, Dennis R. Thompson, and Christy B. Bishop; and Gittes & Schulte and Frederick M. Gittes, for appellant.

Patricia Ambrose Rubright, Cheri B. Cunningham, and Deborah M. Forfia, Assistant Directors of Law; and Brose McDowell and Clair E. Dickenson, for appellee.

Gittes & Schulte, Frederick M. Gittes and Kathaleen B. Schulte, urging reversal for amici curiae, United Black Firefighters of Akron, Vanguards of Cleveland, the Ohio Employment Lawyers Association, Ohio Now Education and Legal Defense Fund, and the Ohio Civil Rights Coalition.


LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.

I. Introduction

{¶ 1} This appeal requires us to determine whether an appellate court may review a prima facie case to determine whether a directed verdict should have been granted after there has been a trial on the merits in a discrimination case. For the following reasons, we answer this question in the affirmative and affirm the court of appeals.

II. Facts and Procedure

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