McINERNEY v. CHARTER GOLF, INC.

No. 80248.

680 N.E.2d 1347 (1997)

176 Ill.2d 482

223 Ill.Dec. 911

Dennis McINERNEY, Appellant, v. CHARTER GOLF, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Sheridan, Chicago, for Dennis J. McInerney.

F. Thomas Hecht, Hopkins & Sutter, Chicago, for Charter Golf, Inc.


Justice HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

Is an employee's promise to forgo another job opportunity in exchange for a guarantee of lifetime employment sufficient consideration to modify an existing employment-at-will relationship? If "yes," must such an agreement be in writing to satisfy the requirements of the statute of frauds? These questions, among others, must be answered in plaintiff Dennis McInerney's appeal from an order of the appellate court affirming...

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