Consolidated Construction Co. v. Malan Construction Corp.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY

delivered the opinion of the court.

Consolidated Construction Co. was a subcontractor engaged by the defendant, Malan Construction Corp. Malan had an $18,366,000 contract with its codefendant, the City of Chicago, for the erection of terminal buildings at Chicago-O’Hare International Airport. Consolidated claimed it was not fully paid for work done and material furnished and, after serving a lien upon the City for $1,153,330.16, brought this action in the Circuit Court of Cook County against Malan and the City. The defendants Feldman are described in the complaint…