Piper v. Board of Trustees

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE TRAPP,

dissenting:

I would affirm the order of the trial court for the reason that the amended complaint alleged only conclusions of the pleader upon the issue of duress in procuring the resignation of the plaintiff. The allegations here pleaded are no more allegations of fact than those found in People ex rel. Marcoline v. Ragen (1971), 132 Ill. App. 2d 523, 270 N.E.2d 643, or Whitaker v. Pierce (1976), 44 Ill. App. 3d 148, 358 N.E.2d 61. In the latter case the court stated:

“When one voluntarily submits a resignation, he thereby divests himself of any legal interest in…