Supreme Court of Illinois

In an action arising from issues brought about by an unknown 1945 restrictive covenant on purchased land, dismissal of negligence claim is affirmed where defendant title company could not be held liable in tort for negligent misrepresentation because defendant it was not in the business of supplying information.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/20/2006
• Published 01/20/2006

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen G. Daday, Wayne B. Giampietro and Shannon B. Rigby, of Stitt, Klein, Daday, Aretos & Giampietro. L.L.C., Arlington Heights, for appellant., Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, L.L.P., Chicago (Gerard D. Kelly and Lisa A. Hausten, of counsel), for amicus curiae American Land Title Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• Maurice P. Raizes, J. Michael Williams and Cheryl A. Perry of Cohon Raizes & Regal, L.L.P., Chicago, for appellee.