BAKER v. MILLER

No. 75399.

636 N.E.2d 551 (1994)

159 Ill.2d 249

201 Ill.Dec. 119

Cathy BAKER, Appellant, v. Grace MILLER, d/b/a Miller's Metropole, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 26, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary G. Johnson, Bloomington, for appellant.

Rex L. Reu, Bloomington, for appellees.

Randall D. Schmidt, Chicago, for amicus curiae Willie Pridgett.

Cynthia A. Wilson, Chicago, for amicus curiae Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.


Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue presented in this appeal is whether a claim for employment discrimination may be brought directly under article I, section 17, of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const.1970, art. I, § 17).

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, Cathy Baker, is a former employee of a tavern business owned by defendant Grace Miller, doing business as Miller's Metropole, and managed by Richard...

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