Legal Opinion
Kindred v. Human Rights Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 17, 1989No. 3-88-0320PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WOMBACHER
delivered the opinion of the court:
The Illinois Human Rights Commission (Commission) found that the respondent, International Harvester, had not terminated the petitioner’s employment because of his age. The petitioner, James Kindred, appeals.
The record shows that on September 10, 1982, the respondent terminated the 52-year-old petitioner’s employment after 30 years of service. The respondent had been suffering serious financial problems since 1980. The petitioner’s termination was part of a massive workforce reduction which resulted in approximately 3,800 layoffs…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Roderick LA MONTAGNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN CONVENIENCE PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Lundberg v. Church Farm, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Freeding-Skokie Roll-Off Service, Inc. v. HamiltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. ShortAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- People v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- J. Livingston Co. v. Human Rights Comm'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998