Whiting Corp. v. Professional Employment, Inc.

Plaintiff, Whiting Corporation (Whiting), sued the defendant, Professional Employment, Inc. (Professional), for breach of contract and the recovery of a $5,980 fee which plaintiff had paid to defendant for referring an individual to it for employment as an engineer. The employee that defendant had referred to Whiting was later fired, and plaintiff requested its money back in accordance with defendant’s unconditional guarantee. The defendant refused, and after a bench trial, the circuit court of Cook County entered judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of the fee that plaintiff had paid to…