Certified Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Wight & Co.

Plaintiff, Certified Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (CMC), appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Du Page County granting summary judgment to defendant, Wight & Co. (Wight), on count II of CMC’s three-count complaint. Count I for libel arising from the preparation of an architectural report by Wight was dismissed, and Wight’s motion for summary judgment on count III for libel arising out of the publication of a newspaper article was granted subsequent to the judgment entered here. CMC and Wight were engaged as general contractor and architect, respectively, by the Roman Catholic…