STATON v. AMAX COAL CO.

No. 3-83-0506.

122 Ill. App.3d 631 (1984)

461 N.E.2d 612

WILLIAM V. STATON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMAX COAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed March 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Nagan, of Barash, Stoerzbach & Henson, P.C., of Galesburg, for appellant.

Martin J. Klaper and Byron L. Meyers, both of Ice, Miller, Donadio & Ryan, of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Ralph Froehling, of Froehling, Taylor & Weber, of Canton, for appellee.


Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

William V. Staton, the plaintiff-appellant, was employed as a maintenance manager for Amax Coal Company, the defendant-appellee. Staton had no employment contract with the defendant; he was an at-will employee. Staton was involuntarily terminated by Amax and filed suit seeking payment of termination pay pursuant to an Organization and Policy Guide issued by Amax. The Guide did not apply...

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