Mid-West Energy Consultants, Inc. v. Covenant Home, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gallagher
Plaintiff, Mid-West Energy Consultants, Inc. (Mid-West), appeals from the trial court’s dismissal, pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 2000)), of its second amended complaint against defendant, Covenant Home, Inc., d/b/a Covenant Village Northbrook (Covenant). We affirm.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
Our standard of review of a trial court’s dismissal based upon section 2—615 is de novo. Hopewell v. Vitullo, 299 Ill. App. 3d 513, 516, 701 N.E.2d 99, 101 (1998). A section 2 — 615 motion attacks the legal sufficiency of a complaint, and this court’s inquiry…
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