T.E.C. & Associates, Inc. v. Alberto-Culver Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff T.E.C. & Associates, Inc. (TEC), is an Illinois corporation engaged in the business of recruiting individuals for employment vacancies in various business concerns. Alberto-Culver Company (Alberto) is a foreign corporation licensed to do business in Illinois with an office in Melrose Park. In January of 1982, Alberto had an opening in its data processing department for a senior programmer. An applicant named Mark West had an interview with Alberto on January 28, 1982, for the senior programmer position, and was subsequently…