E. M. Melahn Construction Co. v. Village of Carpentersville

Defendant, Village of Carpentersville, seeks to appeal from judgments entered following directed verdicts and jury verdicts in favor of plaintiff, E. M. Melahn Construction Co., on both plaintiff’s complaint and defendant’s counterclaim. Defendant has also appealed from an order awarding prejudgment interest to plaintiff. Plaintiff cross-appeals from an order denying it attorney’s fees and other relief sought pursuant to section 41 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 41).

This action was commenced by plaintiff to recover for services performed under a roadway and…