The complainants, Harold and Carolyn Johnston, were denied service at a restaurant owned and managed by the respondents.
The respondents claimed Harold Johnston was intoxicated, ignoring Carolyn Johnston's explanation that his slurred speech and unsteady gait were due to childhood polio and brain damage.
The Board of Inquiry found that the respondents failed to make reasonable efforts to determine if Harold Johnston was actually intoxicated and discriminated against him based on his disability, and against Carolyn Johnston based on her association with him.
The respondents were ordered to pay general damages and damages for mental anguish.
