Santucci Construction Co. v. City of Danville

On February 25, 1982, plaintiff, Santucci Construction Company (Santucci), filed suit in the circuit court of Vermilion County against defendant, city of Danville (city), asserting that the city had breached a contract it had with Santucci for the construction by Santucci of a sewer. On June 10, 1982, the city filed a motion pursuant to section 48(l)(e) of the then Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 110, par. 48(l)(e)), now section 2 — 619(a)(5) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619(a)(5)), contending that the suit was barred by the lapse of…