County of Du Page v. Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, Inc.

The County of Du Page (county) filed an eight-count complaint in the circuit court of Du Page County alleging the defective design and construction of the Du Page County Administration Building and the resulting damage and deterioration. Named as defendants are the architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White (the architect), Leonard Kendra, an architect and employee of that firm (Kendra), and Wil-Freds, Inc., a general contractor (the contractor). The county’s action against the architect, set out in counts I, II, III and V, alleges negligence, breach of contract, fraud and…