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COCHRUM v. OLD BEN COAL CO.

No. 5-96-0040.

678 N.E.2d 1093 (1997)

287 Ill. App.3d 219

223 Ill.Dec. 85

Kenneth W. COCHRUM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OLD BEN COAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

April 4, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Courtney Cox, Hart & Hart, Benton, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Ronald J. Lipinski, Yvette Caizzi, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellee.

Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Kenneth W. Cochrum, filed this action against the defendant, Old Ben Coal Company, his employer, seeking damages for defendant's refusal to recall him in a suitable capacity and its alleged threat to discharge him due to plaintiff's exercise of his rights under the Workers' Compensation Act (the Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1992)). The trial court directed a verdict in favor of defendant...

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