Legal Opinion
James v. Professionals' Detective Agency, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 24, 1995No. 94 C 4115PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ALESIA, District Judge.
Now before the court is defendant William E. Craven’s (“Craven”) motion to dismiss the complaint of the plaintiff, Sherwood James (“James”). The motion is brought pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. For the reasons set forth below, Craven’s motion is denied.
I.BACKGROUND
The following is a summary of the facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. In late January of 1993, Professionals’ Detective Agency, Inc. (“Professionals’”) hired James as a…
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