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BECKMAN v. FREEMAN UNITED COAL MINING CO.

No. 4-86-0274.

151 Ill. App.3d 47 (1986)

502 N.E.2d 64

JAMES T. BECKMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FREEMAN UNITED COAL MINING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed December 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven W. Berg, of Springfield, for appellant.

Murvel Pretorius, Jr., and Rebecca S. Riddell, both of McConnell, Kennedy, Quinn & Johnston, of Peoria, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE MORTHLAND delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue in this appeal is the decision by the circuit court of Macoupin County to dismiss the plaintiff's tort action sounding in retaliatory discharge with prejudice. The court found that the lawsuit was barred due to a prior arbitration proceeding. An arbitrator had previously determined that the defendant did not violate the collective-bargaining agreement in force between it...

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