J.M. Process Systems, Inc. v. W.L. Thompson Electric Co.

Plaintiff, J.M. Process Systems, Inc. (Process), appeals from an order of the circuit court granting defendant W.L. Thompson Electric Company, Inc.’s (Thompson’s) motion for summary judgment in a construction contract controversy.

Process asks for review of whether (1) Process, as a subcontractor, was required by its contract with Thompson to provide waivers of liens as conditions prerequisite to payment; (2) section 22 of the Mechanics’ Liens Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 82, par. 22) (Act) applied to subcontractors and material suppliers; (3) Thompson timely demanded a section 22 statement…