SOCIETY OF JESUS v. CLARK AND DICKENS

Nos. 1-07-0960, 1-07-1003.

890 N.E.2d 650 (2008)

The CHICAGO PROVINCE OF The SOCIETY OF JESUS, and First Nonprofit Insurance Company a/s/o The Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CLARK AND DICKENS, L.L.C., New Chicago Partners, L.L.C., Heneghan Wrecking Co., Hard Rock Concrete Cutters, Inc., Illinois Drilling and Testing Company, and Kevin Salmon, Defendants-Appellees Pioneer Concrete Raising Services, Inc., Quality Excavation, Inc., and West Suburban Concrete Company; Defendants-Appellants; Foundation Engineering, Inc., Robert L. Miller and Associates, and Chatain and Company, Defendants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 9, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Hunt Law Group, LLC, Chicago (Brian J. Hunt and W. Scott Trench, of counsel) for Defendant-Appellant, Pioneer & Concrete Raising Services, Inc.

Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Varchetto, P.C., Wheaton (Stephen A. Rehfeldt, of counsel), for Quality Excavation, Inc.

Belgrade & O'Donnell, P.C., Chicago (John A. O'Donnell and George M. Velcich, of counsel), for West Suburban Concrete Co.

Stellato & Schwartz, Ltd., Chicago (Ester Joy Schwartz, Richard D. Foody, Donald E. Stellato, and David S. Allen, of counsel), for First NonProfit Ins. Co., a/s/o The Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus.

Sudekum, Cassidy & Schulruff, Chtd., Chicago (Frederick J. Sudekum III, Jeffrey D. Naffzinger, and Florence M. Schumacher, of counsel), for The Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus.


Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) owned a building in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that collapsed, following the demolition of the building next door. Plaintiff First Nonprofit Insurance Company (First Nonprofit) had insured the Jesuit building and paid plaintiff Jesuits close to $2 million for their insurance claim. Plaintiffs Jesuits and First NonProfit then sued 12 defendants...

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