Board of Local Improvements South Palos Township Sanitary District Ex Rel. North Side Tractor Sales Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

North Side Tractor Sales Co. (North Side) brought this action against St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance (St. Paul) and Glenview Sewer and Water Co., Inc. (Glenview), upon a payment performance bond issued by them. North Side sought recovery for the rental of a heavy construction machine used in the completion of Glenview’s contract with the Board of Local Improvements of South Palos Township Sanitary District (the Board). The trial court, sitting without a jury, determined as a matter of fact “that the equipment was rented, not purchased” and as a matter of law “that rental of equipment for…