Legal Opinion
Cahoon v. Alton Packaging Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 24, 1986No. 5-85-0770PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Welch
Plaintiff Leo Cahoon brought this action for damages against his ex-employer, Alton Packaging Corporation, for damages and reinstatement under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) (29 U.S.C. sec. 621 (1982) et seq.), and for breach of an oral contract of employment. Plaintiff sought relief against defendants Jefferson Smurfit Corporation and Jefferson Smurfit Group, Ltd., on the basis that Alton Packaging was the agent or instrumentality of the other two defendants. After a trial, a Madison County jury found for defendants on the count alleging an oral contract, and for…
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