Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Plote, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE GORDON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Counterplaintiffs, Plote, Inc., Allied Asphalt Paving Company and Milburn Brothers, Inc. (collectively Plote or plaintiff), appeal from the judgement of the circuit court of Cook County granting a motion pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 2000)) in favor of counterdefendant Illinois Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a Ameritech Illinois (Bell or defendant), dismissing counts II, III, IV and V of Plote’s lawsuit against Bell. On appeal, Plote contends that its suit is not barred by the…