Legal Opinion
Anthony Prince v. Rescorp Realty, an Illinois Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 29, 1991No. 90-3082PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
An employee sued his employer for retaliatory discharge. The district court dismissed the action on the ground that the employee’s discharge did not contravene a clearly mandated public policy, an essential element to any retaliatory discharge claim under the law of Illinois. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
Rescorp Realty (Rescorp) employed Anthony Prince as chief engineer for one of its properties, a high rise apartment building located in Oak Park, Illinois. Alter returning from vacation, Mr. Prince discovered that…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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