Hattis Associates, Inc. v. Metro Sports Inc.

This appeal is from a court order striking and dismissing defendant’s affirmative defenses and counterclaim and granting a partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiff. The issue presented for review is whether the contract between plaintiff, Hattis, and defendant, Metro, violated die Illinois Architectural Act. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 10%, par. 3.

Metro, a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in January, 1972, to build and operate sports complexes in the Chicago area. One such project was an ice hockey rink at the Randhurst Shopping Center in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. On January 17, 1972,…