Legal Opinion
Earl Loucks v. Star City Glass Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1977No. 76-1553PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Loucks appeals from the decision of the district court dismissing his complaint for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted. The question presented in this diversity case is whether Illinois law recognizes a cause of action to remedy Loucks’ 1974 discharge from his employment with defendant-appellee Star City Glass Company, which employment was otherwise terminable at will, where it is alleged that Star City discharged Loucks solely because he sought medical attention for an injury received in the course of his employment and expressed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Frampton v. Central Indiana Gas CompanyIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
- King v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Sventko v. Kroger Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Jerry Smith, Cross-Appellee v. Atlas Off-Shore Boat Service, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Daniel K. Graf v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, Local No. 882Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Lawrence Mitchell and Algerie Mitchell v. Archibald & Kendall, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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