BRL Carpenters, Ltd. v. American National Bank & Trust Co.

In this appeal, plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in finding for defendants at the close of plaintiff’s case as to a count in plaintiff’s complaint seeking foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien claim on the basis that it had not established a prima facie case on that count.

Plaintiff, BRL Carpenters, Ltd. (BRL), filed a two-count complaint against American National Bank & Trust Co., as trustee of the Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital (the Hospital), Loop Hospital partnership (Loop), as beneficial owner thereof, and the individual Loop partners 1 seeking (a) foreclosure of its…