Ronald Vendetti v. Compass Environmental, Incorpo

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Compass, the principal defendant (the other defendant need not be discussed separately), appeals from the grant of summary judgment to the plaintiff, Vendetti, in a suit for breach of contract governed by Illinois law. On the view we take of the case, there is no need to decide the plaintiffs cross-appeal, in which he seeks relief beyond what the district court awarded him; so we dismiss it.

The plaintiff, an accountant, was the comptroller for a company in Stone Mountain, Georgia, that was acquired by the defendant. Both companies were engaged in the business of cleaning…