Faerber Electrical Co. v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.

Plaintiff, Faerber Electric Company, Inc., appeals from the dismissal of count I of its three-count complaint pursuant to section 2— 619(a)(9) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619(a)(9)). Count I sought to foreclose on a mechanics’ lien allegedly arising out of an oral contract between an agent of the lessee, International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT), and plaintiff, the subcontractor of a general contractor retained by the lessee to renovate a portion of the leased property. On appeal, plaintiff raises the issue: whether the subcontractor’s…