Elliott v. L R S L Enterprises, Inc.

Stephen Elliott, plaintiff, brought a breach of contract action as landlord against his tenant, L R S L Enterprises, Inc., Virginia Lippig and Larry Lippig, d/b/a Lippig Accounting Service, defendants, seeking damages for failure to pay rent. The trial court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 110, par. 2—619), and plaintiff appealed. We reverse and remand.

Elliott leased certain premises to LRSL for a six-year term commencing July 1, 1987, through June 30, 1993. The lease provided, in pertinent portion, as…