Legal Opinion

Royal's Reconditioning Corp. v. Royal

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 24, 1997No. 1-96-2429PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE CERDA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Garry Royal, appeals from the lost-profits damages award entered in favor of plaintiff, Royal’s Reconditioning Corporation, Inc., on plaintiff’s breach-of-contract claim that was based on defendant employee’s failure to give a 30-day notice of termination of employment. ■ The main issue is whether the trial court erred in awarding profits lost for a period of years after the termination of employment when the contract provided for only 30 days’ notice of termination.

FACTS

Plaintiff is in the business of repairing and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Midland Hotel Corp. v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Trimed, Incorporated, a Maryland Corporation v. Sherwood Medical Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  3. Hentze v. UnverfehrtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  4. Keystone Floor Products Co. v. Beattie Manufacturing Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Sierra Wine and Liquor Co. v. Heublein, Inc., a Corporation and United Vintners, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980

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