Legal Opinion
Lanning v. Morris Mobile Meals, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 9, 1999No. 3-99-0052PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lytton
Plaintiff Doris Lanning filed a retaliatory discharge action against her former employer, Morris Mobile Meals, Inc. (Morris). Morris moved to dismiss Lanning’s suit. The trial court denied Morris’ motion and certified a question of law for review. This court granted Morris’ petition for leave to appeal. We hold that Tanning’s complaint of retaliatory discharge is not precluded based on her failure to report an alleged health code violation to a public official.
FACTS
Morris is a food service provider, delivering meals to customers’ homes. Lanning was formerly employed by Morris. She claims that…
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