Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Austin

Plaintiff, Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company (Peoples Gas), appeals from an order granting defendants’ motions for judgments on the pleadings.

According to the plaintiff, on August 9, 1972, Peoples Gas established an account in the name of Halsted Realty to supply gas service to an apartment building at 7816 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago. On October 7, 1975, the defendants formed a corporation known as Petite Cornell Apartments, Inc. Plaintiff alleges that the corporation purchased the building at 7816 South Cornell from the principals of Halsted Realty. Unaware of the change in ownership,…