Tovar v. Paxton Community Memorial Hospital

Plaintiff appeals the dismissal of his amended complaint which contained a count for breach of an employment contract and a count alleging the tort of misrepresentation. The trial court granted a motion to dismiss the complaint as being substantially insufficient in law in an order whose language is sufficiently specific to amount to a final order for purposes of appeal.

Plaintiff’s amended complaint alleges he was informed of the defendant hospital’s desire to hire a full-time resident physician. He responded in a letter in which he inquired about the position and informed the defendant…