Legal Opinion
Bafia v. City International Trucks, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 31, 1994No. 1-92-2946PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buckley
Plaintiff, Thomas P. Bafia, brought a retaliatory discharge action against defendant, City International Trucks, Inc., alleging that he was fired from his job with defendant because he filed and refused to withdraw a claim pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 48, par. 138.4(h) (now 820 ILCS 305/4(h) (West 1992)).) At the close of plaintiffs case in chief, the trial judge granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict pursuant to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2 — 1110 (now 735 ILCS 5/2 — 1110 (West 1992))) on the…
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