Legal Opinion
Rodgers v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 30, 2000No. 1-97-0867PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE ZWICK
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Alphonso Rodgers, instituted this action for malicious prosecution, civil conspiracy, wrongful discharge, and breach of his employment contract. In addition, plaintiff asserted claims based upon violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO Act) (18 U.S.C. §§ 1962, 1964 (1994)). The trial court dismissed several of plaintiffs claims with prejudice and entered summary judgment in favor of defendants on the remaining counts. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in disposing of…
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