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Johnson v. Gambrinus Co./Spoetzl Brewery

116 F.3d 1052 (1997)

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Johnson v. Gambrinus Co./Spoetzl Brewery

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
116 F.3d 1052 (1997)

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Facts

The Gambrinus Company (defendant) owned the Spoetzl Brewery (brewery). The brewery offered tours of its facility to the public. During the tour, visitors were able to observe the beer-production process. Franklin Johnson (plaintiff), a blind man, visited the brewery with his guide dog in order to take the tour. Although the brewery had a no-animals policy, Johnson requested that he be allowed to take the tour with his guide dog. The brewery refused, stating that allowing the guide dog would risk contamination of the beer. Subsequently, Johnson brought suit against Gambrinus, contending that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The district court determined that there were many parts of the tour in which a guide dog could be present without posing a risk of contamination to the beer. Hence, the district court ordered Gambrinus to allow a guide dog on those parts of the tour. Gambrinus appealed.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (King, J.)

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