SWAW v. ORTELL

No. 82-2345.

137 Ill. App.3d 60 (1984)

484 N.E.2d 780

DENNIS L. SWAW et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RAYMOND H. ORTELL et al., Defendants (Presley-Chicago, Inc., a/k/a Allied-Presley Company et al., Defendants-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Modified on denial of rehearing October 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chester A. Lizak, of Di Monte & Lizak, of Chicago, for appellants.

Stuart M. Widman and Wendy B. Kahn, of Much, Shelist, Freed, Denenberg, Ament & Eiger, of Chicago, for appellee Presley-Chicago, Inc.

Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago (Kevin R. Sido, Stephen R. Swofford, and Edward M. Crane, of counsel), for appellee R.W. Robinson & Associates.

Mitchell, Russell & Kelly, of Chicago (Thomas J. Russell and Cyril J. Watson, of counsel), for appellee Clyde D. Sana.

McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, of Chicago (Robert S. Soderstrom and Shaun McParland, of counsel), for appellee Lloyd M. David.

Horace W. Jordan, of Van Duzer, Gershon, Jordan & Petersen, of Chicago, and Edwin J. Richardson, of Brunswick, Richardson & Pinzino, of Blue Island, for appellee Village of Tinley Park.


Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Dennis and Melissa Swaw, sued several defendants seeking to recover on various theories for losses suffered when their home became uninhabitable due to structural defects. Plaintiffs filed their initial complaint on May 30, 1979, a first amended complaint on April 29, 1981, and a second amended complaint on August 25, 1981. Various defendants...

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