Ekco Products Co. v. Cummins

In November of 1951, Minute Mop Company, which manufactured floor mops and other cleaning aids, sold its manufacturing equipment and certain other assets to Ekco Products Company. The Director of Labor held that Ekco Products Company had succeeded to “substantially all of the employing enterprises” of Minute Mop Company and was therefore affected by Minute Mop’s unfavorable employment experience in determining its unemployment contribution rate. In a proceeding under the Administrative Review Act the superior court of Cook County reversed the decision of the Director. He appeals to this court…