Allen v. Peoria Park District

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Employment
Citation
Case Number: 
2012 IL App (3d) 110197
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
District: 
3d Dist.
Division/County: 
Peoria Co.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded.
Justice: 
SCHMIDT
Seasonal employees sued Park District for breach of contract in termination of their employment. Plaintiffs alleged terminations may have been illegal, but without supporting facts, and court granted motions 2-615 and 2-619 motion to dismiss, granting leave to amend within 90 days. Court erred in allowing Plaintiffs to conduct discovery to determine if they could discover a cause of action. Complaint and employee handbook establish that Plaintiffs were at-will employees subject to termination for any reason other than improper reason, and Plaintiffs admit they have no evidence that termination was for any legally improper reason. (WRIGHT, concurring; LYTTON, specially concurring.)