Abrams v. Echlin Corp.

Plaintiff brought this action charging his former employer and its president with retaliatory discharge. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the action pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619). Plaintiff appeals, charging that the trial court erred in dismissing his suit.

Plaintiff’s employment as a salesman by EPE, Inc. (EPE), began in 1983 and ended on February 21, 1985. During the calendar year 1984 he worked pursuant to a written agreement that provided for the payment of wages which included…