Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

Plaintiff Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America brought suit in the circuit court of Cook County to obtain declaratory, injunctive and monetary relief with respect to: (1) its obligations under various contracts with defendant Phillips Petroleum Company to “take or pay” for natural gas supplied it by defendant; (2) the price of certain volumes of gas previously purchased from defendant under other contracts; (3) overpayments to defendant for gas purchased under another contract. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2 — 619(a)(3) of the Civil Practice Law (Ill. Rev. Stat.…