Sutton v. United Airlines, Inc.
United States Supreme Court
527 U.S. 471 (1999)
Relevant factsFree
Karen Hinton (plaintiff) was legally blind without corrective lenses but achieved 20/20 vision or better with glasses; United Airlines, Inc. (defendant) rejected her pilot application because its policy required at least 20/100 uncorrected vision, which she did not meet. Hinton sued under the ADA, alleging United regarded her as disabled in the major life activity of working; the Tenth Circuit rejected her claim, finding she did not fall within an ADA-protected class, and the Supreme Court granted review.
IssueFree
Whether, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the inability to perform a single, specific job is a substantial limitation on the major life activity of working.
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