Pierce v. P.J.G. & Associates, Inc.

The plaintiffs, trustees of the Electrical Insurance Trust, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against the defendant, P.J.G. & Associates, Inc., for recovery of wage payments and fringe-benefit contributions owed the trust under a collective-bargaining agreement. The circuit court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint and denied the plaintiffs’ later motion to vacate the dismissal. The appellate court affirmed (128 Ill. App. 3d 471) and denied petitions for rehearing (87 Ill. 2d R. 367) and for a certificate of importance (87 Ill. 2d R. 316). We granted…