Johnson v. World Color Press, Inc.

Plaintiff, Thomas R. Johnson, brought an action against defendants, World Color Press, Inc., and City Investing Company, for retaliatory discharge. World Color Press filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. The circuit court of Effingham County granted this motion, and dismissed the entire cause with prejudice. Plaintiff appeals contending his complaint does state a cause of action for retaliatory discharge and, even if it does not, the court should have allowed him to amend his complaint instead of dismissing it with prejudice. We reverse and remand.

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