Landale Signs and Neon, Ltd. v. Runnion Equipment Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LANDALE SIGNS AND NEON, LTD., Plaintiff, Case No. 16-cv-7619 v. Judge John Robert Blakey RUNNION EQUIPMENT CO. AND JOHN DOE, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Landale Signs and Neon Ltd. entered into a written contract to purchase a crane from Defendant Runnion Equipment Co. Shortly thereafter, third party John Doe, posing as Defendant, sent Plaintiff wiring instructions to pay for the crane. Plaintiff wired the money to John Doe, realizing only later that John Doe was not Defendant. Despite its…