Price v. Carmack Datsun, Inc.

The question here is whether the complaint of David N. Price stated a cause of action for retaliatory discharge. The circuit court of Vermilion County held that it did, and the defendant, Carmack Datsun, Inc. (Car-mack), appealed to the appellate court. That court reversed (124 Ill. App. 3d 979), and we granted the plaintiff’s petition for leave to appeal under our Rule 315 (94 Ill. 2d R. 315).

The plaintiff’s complaint against Carmack, filed January 5, 1982, contained these allegations: The defendant Carmack was in the business of selling new and used automobiles in Danville. Price was a…