JP Morgan Chase Bank v. Earth Foods

Docket No. 107682. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Appellant, v. EARTH FOODS, INC., et al. (Leonard S. DeFranco, Appellee). Opinion filed October 21, 2010. JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION In this appeal, we address whether section 1 of the Sureties Act (740 ILCS 155/1 (West 2000)) is applicable to guarantors. JPMorgan Chase Bank (Bank) filed suit against Earth Foods, Inc., for breach of…