CAHOON v. ALTON PACKAGING CORP.

No. 5-85-0770.

148 Ill. App.3d 480 (1986)

499 N.E.2d 522

LEO CAHOON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALTON PACKAGING CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied November 7, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Al J. Pranaitis, of Hoagland, Maucker, Bernard & Almeter, of Alton, for appellants.

Freeark, Harvey & Mendillo, of Belleville, and Callis & Hartman, of Granite City (James R. Mendillo and Michael J. Meehan, of counsel), for appellee.


Affirmed in part and vacated and dismissed in part.

JUSTICE WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Leo Cahoon brought this action for damages against his ex-employer, Alton Packaging Corporation, for damages and reinstatement under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) (29 U.S.C. sec. 621 (1982) et seq.), and for breach of an oral contract of employment. Plaintiff sought relief against defendants Jefferson Smurfit Corporation...

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