Legal Opinion
Bilut v. Northwestern University
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 26, 1998No. 1-96-3429PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice South
Plaintiff, Marilyn Bilut, filed a two-count complaint against defendant Northwestern University alleging that Northwestern had breached an implied contract in refusing to award her a Ph.D. degree and sought an injunction ordering Northwestern to award her a Ph.D. degree as well as monetary damages. Thereafter, plaintiff amended her complaint to add two counts against defendant professor Gerald Canter, alleging tortious interference and seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Defendants moved to strike the first amended complaint or to dismiss Canter and counts III and IV. The circuit court…
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