Horton v. Caterpillar, Inc.

The defendant, Caterpillar, Inc., brings this permissive interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (157 Ill. 2d R. 308) in an action brought against it by a former employee, the plaintiff, David Horton. The sole issue before us is whether the plaintiff’s former Federal action acts as a bar to the present litigation under principles of res judicata. The facts presented are those gleaned from the opinions in the Federal action and the pleadings attached to the parties’ briefs.

Horton was a Caterpillar employee for over 20 years and a member of the United Automobile, Aerospace and…