DALAN/JUPITER, INC. v. DRAPER AND KRAMER

Nos. 1-06-1274, 1-06-2637.

865 N.E.2d 442 (2007)

DALAN/JUPITER, INC., for the use and benefit of JRC MIDWAY MARKETPLACE, L.P., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DRAPER AND KRAMER, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry C. Krasnow, Colby M. Green, Krasnow Saunders Cornblath, LLP, Chicago, for Appellant.

Steven J. Roeder, Alyssa M. Campbell, Williams, Montgomery & John Ltd., Chicago, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

In law, as in life, missed opportunities can prove costly. Here, the question is whether the appellant's failure to raise the issue of its entitlement to attorney fees and costs in a contract dispute in this court bars it from asking the trial court to award fees and costs provided for in the contract.

We hold the doctrine of res judicata bars the appellant's claim for fees and costs. In...

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