The case involved a man who went out on disability leave. He submitted a claim for workers compensation, claiming injuries of the nervous system, psyche, internal, and cardiac, as the result of his usual and customary job duties, job stress and harassment. Eventually, the workers compensation claim was settled. The employee then sued for race discrimination. The Court held that since the two claims were inconsistent, and he already had received workers compensation benefits, he was estopped from bringing the second suit.
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