Pankow v. Westamerica Mortgage Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MORAN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Dale Pankow brought this two-count action against defendant WestAmerica Mortgage Company (WestAmerica) seeking recovery for unjust enrichment and for breach of an oral contract of employment. We have before us defendant’s motion for summary judgment on Count I, the contract claim. For the following reasons, the motion is denied.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On January 30, 1984, WestAmerica’s agent, Ron Schweigert, hired Plaintiff as a correspondent liaison in defendant’s Chicago office. At the time of hiring, and on at least one additional occasion,…