SUDDRETH v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.

No. 82-583.

114 Ill. App.3d 396 (1983)

449 N.E.2d 203

JAMES V. SUDDRETH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed May 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay R. Giusti, of Gary B. Friedman, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant.

Keith C. Hult and Gerald D. Skoning, both of Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, of Chicago, and Theodore R. Johnson, of Caterpillar Tractor Co., of Peoria, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE UNVERZAGT delivered the opinion of the court:

James V. Suddreth filed a two-count complaint in the circuit court of Kane County wherein he sought compensatory and punitive damages based upon his allegedly retaliatory discharge for the filing of a workers' compensation claim. The trial court dismissed the complaint in view of the fact that Suddreth had failed to exhaust the remedies...

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