Axia, Inc. v. I. C. Harbour Construction Co.

Plaintiff, AXIA, Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as Bliss & Laughin Industries, Inc., filed a complaint seeking damages from defendants, I. C. Harbour Construction Company (Harbour) and Shaw and Associates, Inc. (Shaw), alleging that Harbour, as the contractor, and Shaw, as the architect, breached a written contract to construct an office building for plaintiff. Each defendant filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2 — 619(a)(5) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619(a)(5)) asserting that the action was not brought within the two-year…