NETZEL v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

No. 1-85-1606.

181 Ill. App.3d 808 (1989)

537 N.E.2d 1348

THOMAS NETZEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed March 29, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin A. Brustin, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant.

Keck, Mahin & Cate, of Chicago, for appellee.


Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Thomas Netzel, appeals from the trial court's grant of a new trial on both liability and damages in his suit for retaliatory discharge against defendant, United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS). At trial, a jury found in plaintiff's favor and awarded him $200,000 in compensatory damages.

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