Oliva v. Amtech Reliable Elevator Co.

Plaintiffs Samuel Oliva and the Jaye Vacala Revocable Trust filed a breach of contract action against their tenants, defendants Amtech Reliable Elevator Company (Amtech) and Otis Elevator Company (Otis), Amtech’s lease assignee, seeking damages for defendants’ alleged breach of the parties’ agreement to extend an office lease for an additional three-year term. The circuit court dismissed the action pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 2004)), finding plaintiffs failed to state a cause of action because defendants had not accepted the…