Capital Development Board Ex Rel. P. J. Gallas Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. G. A. Rafel & Co.

This is a consolidated action by an electrical contractor, P. J. Gallas Electrical Contractors, Inc. (plaintiff), against a second electrical contractor, George A. Rafel, individually, and G. A. Rafel & Company, Inc. (Rafel), and its surety, Fidelity Deposit Company of Maryland (defendant), for breach of contract. After a jury trial in the circuit court of Du Page County, a judgment in the amount of $46,634.91 was entered against Rafel and defendant. Thereafter, defendant filed this appeal, arguing: (1) that the trial court erred in denying its motion for judgment on the pleadings; (2) that…