Ohio Casualty Group v. Dietrich

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

I

In 1987, defendant James Dietrich, a citizen of Illinois, purchased a building and land located at 115 Elizabeth Drive in Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois. At the time of the events in question, approximately half of the building was leased to defendant Globe Custom Woodwork, Inc. (“Globe”), an Illinois corporation, and used as a woodworking shop, while the other half was leased to Stepco Corporation (“Stepco”), an Illinois corporation, and used as a storage facility. The main portions of the L-shaped building were constructed from…