Abbott Electrical Construction Co. v. Ladin

Plaintiff, Abbott Electrical Construction Co., Inc., performed electrical work for a lessee in a building owned by defendants, First National Bank of Highland Park (trustee), as trustee, and Larry and Elaine Klairmont (the Klairmonts). When Abbott did not receive payment for the work from the lessee, it filed a claim for lien and complaint for foreclosure against, among others, the trustee and the Klairmonts. The trial court held in favor of the defendants, and Abbott appealed.

On appeal Abbott asserts that the trial court erred in four ways: (1) in finding that the contractor’s failure to…