Hermitage Corp. v. Contractors Adjustment Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE MURRAY delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Hermitage Corporation and Robert G. Racky, filed a four-count complaint on January 9, 1991, charging defendants, Contractors Adjustment Company and George Strickland, with (count I) negligence; (count II) unauthorized practice of law; (count III) consumer fraud; and (count IV) breach of warranty. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2 — 619(a)(5) of the Code of Civil Procedure (111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619(a)(5)) seeking to dismiss all four counts/theories based upon the applicable…