Midwest Builder Distributing, Inc. v. Lord and Essex, Inc.

Plaintiff-appellee Midwest Builder Distributing, Inc. (Midwest), a company providing cabinets and appliances for homebuilders, brought suit against Lord & Essex, Inc. (Lord & Essex), a homebuilder. Plaintiff sought payment for materials delivered at defendant’s request to defendant’s construction sites, pursuant to a credit information sheet signed by defendant’s representative prior to the execution of a series of subcontractor agreements between the parties. Defendant claimed that the credit information sheet was not a binding contract and that it had fulfilled all its obligations under the…