Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Okla. Publ’g Co. v. Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm’n, 439 U.S. 863 (1978)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1978-10-02
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- fatal variance exists where "an indictment enumerates the particular facts alleged to constitute the element of a charged crime and the proof makes out the elements in a different manner"
- no warning required for plaintiff who had actual knowledge that if he leaned too far forward on chair equipped with casters, chair would tip forward
- fatal variance exists when “an indictment enumerates the particular facts alleged to constitute the element of a charged crime and the proof makes out the elements in a different manner”
- risk of tipping in specially designed commode chair obvious to paraplegic
Citator
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- 49 opinions
C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 579 F. 2d 66 (second case).