Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. SEC Donohue, Inc.

679 N.E.2d 1197 (1997)

176 Ill.2d 160

223 Ill.Dec. 424

FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, as Subrogee of Neptune Construction Company, Inc., Appellant,

v.

SEC DONOHUE, INC., f/k/a Donohue & Associates, Inc., Appellee.

No. 81439.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 17, 1997.

Mark A. Schramm of Esposito, Heuel & Schramm, Chicago, for appellant.

Paul F. Conarty, Wheaton, for appellee.

The question presented for review is whether the economic loss doctrine, as enunciated by this court in Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. National Tank Co., 91 Ill.2d 69, 61 Ill.Dec. 746, 435 N.E.2d 443 (1982), bars a tort action…