Inland Real Estate Corp. v. Tower Construction Co.

Inland Real Estate Corporation (Inland), engaged in the business of real estate development, syndications, and property management, brought this action against the architects, builders and sellers of three apartment buildings which Inland purchased in the course of its business. It appeals from the circuit court’s award in favor of the defendants-appellees (architects) of a section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure motion to dismiss its suit (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2 — 615), the court having held that Inland had no standing to sue either in its own right or as subrogee.

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