Altek, Inc. v. Vulcan Tube & Metals Co.

Defendant, Vulcan Tube & Metals Co. (Vulcan), appeals pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 306 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110A, par. 306) from an order granting plaintiff, Altek, Inc. (Altek), a new trial. On appeal Vulcan contends that the granting of a new trial was erroneous.

Altek, an employment agency, brought this action for payment of a placement fee it allegedly earned by placing an employee with Vulcan. Vulcan denied that the employee was hired as a result of any effort or service on the part of Altek.

The case was tried in a bench trial and at the close of Altek’s case, Vulcan made a motion…