Gomez v. Finishing Company

FIRST DIVISION December 18, 2006 No. 1-05-3386 CUTBERTO GOMEZ, ) Appeal from ) the Circuit Court Plaintiff-Appellee, ) of Cook County ) v. ) No. 02 L 1095 ) THE FINISHING COMPANY, INC., ) Honorable ) Allen S. Goldberg, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding JUSTICE CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court: A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff Cutberto Gomez, who had filed a complaint for retaliatory discharge against defendant The Finishing Company, Inc., his former employer. The jury answered "yes" to the special interrogatory: "Was [p]laintiff terminated from his employment in…