Legal Opinion

Wonda Enis v. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Company of Illinois, Defendant

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 3, 1986No. 85-2442PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Wonda Enis appeals from a judgment for Continental Illinois National Bank in her suit against Continental for wrongful discharge. , The only issue on appeal is whether the district court was correct to dismiss, for failure to state a claim (see Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b)(6)), the part of her complaint in which she alleged that the discharge was a breach of her employment contract under Illinois law. She had no employment contract, however — unless the employee handbook that Continental gave her when it hired her was a contract that forbade Continental to fire her without…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Johnson v. National Beef Packing Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  2. Carol D. Patkus v. Sangamon-Cass Consortium, Sangamon County, Cass County, and Richard Austin, Individually and in His Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  3. Gates v. Life of Montana InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Goldstick v. ICM RealtyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Carter v. Kaskaskia Community Action AgencyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Norton Sarnoff and Carl Fletcher, and v. American Home Products Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  2. Suburban Hospital, Inc. v. DwigginsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
  3. Ladonna Anderson as of the Estate of Donald Anderson v. Marathon Petroleum Company, F/k/a Marathon Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  4. Richard E. Shaw v. Republic Drill CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. Jo Ann Campbell, A/K/A Jody Campbell v. City of Champaign, Steven C. Carter, and Richard A. SchnuerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991

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