Cangas v. Marcus Auto Lease Corp.

The subject of this appeal is an order entered by the circuit court of Cook County which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint. Defendant has not filed a brief as appellee, but this will not preclude our consideration of the merits of this case. (First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp. (1976), 63 Ill. 2d 128, 345 N.E.2d 493.) For the reasons stated below, we reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

Plaintiff, Adrian Cangas, brought an action seeking damages of $3,500 as payment for towing equipment that plaintiff installed on a truck in his…