Rudd v. Danville Metal Stamping Co., Inc.

Plaintiff, Raymond E. Rudd (Rudd), brought this action against defendant, Danville Metal Stamping Co., Inc. (DMS), claiming breach of an alleged employment contract between him and DMS. Rudd claims that language appearing in DMS’s employee handbook created an enforceable contract binding DMS to certain procedures before it could terminate Rudd’s employment. The trial court found that DMS’s employee handbook did not create a contract and dismissed Rudd’s complaint with prejudice under section 2 — 615 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2 — 615).…