Blackmore v. Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1

The plaintiff, Barbara Blackmore, filed a small claim complaint in the circuit court of Jasper County stating that the defendant, Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1, was indebted to her in the sum of $900 and costs “for wages due to breach of contract.” The cause was called for trial and at the close of plaintiffs case the defendant made a motion for a directed verdict in its favor. After arguments of counsel were heard in which plaintiff argued the application of Fuentes v. Shevin, 407 U.S. 67, 32 L.Ed.2d 556, 92 S.Ct. 1983, the trial court granted the motion and entered…